ROME (AP) Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday. The 47-year-old Vezzali will oversee.
2021/03/12 22:49 FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2013 file photo, Valentina Vezzali of Italy is seen during in the quarterfinal of the women s individual foil competition of th. FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2013 file photo, Valentina Vezzali of Italy is seen during in the quarterfinal of the women s individual foil competition of the fencing World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday. The 47-year-old Vezzali will be in charge of relations with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and also oversee amateur sports across the country. (AP Photo/MTI, Imre Foldi)
Italian volleyball club takes player to court over pregnancy
11 Mar, 2021
Italian club sues volleyball player after she became pregnant.
An Italian volleyball player has been sued by her club for breach of contract after she got pregnant, in a case that has triggered an outcry in Italy.
Lara Lugli was sacked by Volley Pordenone in March 2019 after she told club executives she was expecting a baby.
One month later the 38-year-old woman suffered a miscarriage and, after some time, informed the Serie B side that she had lost her baby.
She also requested back payment of her salary from February, the month before she discovered she was pregnant, during which she had played and trained with the club as normal.
Sunday, 31 January 2021
Three members of the Five Star Movement have called for Giovanni Malagò to step aside from his roles as Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and Milan-Cortina 2026 President, despite the country avoiding a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Italian Government last week approved a decree to guarantee the autonomy of the CONI.
The move saw CONI avoid sanctions from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
It was feared that Italy would face a flag and national anthem ban for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to a controversial sports law, which was considered to have threatened the autonomy of CONI.
Sunday, 31 January 2021
The Italian National Olympic Committee will never ask for its athletes to be vaccinated before others in the country in order to compete at the re-scheduled Tokyo 2020 Games, its President, Giovanni Malagò, has insisted.
Hungary and Serbia began inoculating their Olympic athletes on Friday, while Israel’s Olympic Committee says it has already vaccinated half its Olympic delegation and will complete the process by the end of May.
But Malagò told Italian newspaper
La Repubblica: We already know there are many countries where national athletes are about to be vaccinated. We will never ask for this and we don t want it either.