Giovanni Malagò, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), said that Daisy Osakue – the black Italian athlete injuried in an alleged racial attack last Monday – might not be able to take part in the 24th European Athletics Championships. “She will be treated with a massive dose of cortisone, and it is apparently too much to request a Therapeutic Use Exemption. What’s happened is an extremely grave fact”, Malagò said.
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Black Italian athlete Daisy Osakue was injured early on Monday in Turin, Italy when unidentified assailants hurled an egg at her face. “I don’t want to play the sexism or racism card, but people should be able to go out without someone attacking you out of the blue”, Osakue said, wearing a patch over her eye. Doctors said Daisy, whose parents are Nigerian, should recover in time to take part in the 24th European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany next month where she is due to represent Italy in the discus throw.
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