ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The internal defeat quickly passes on the second floor. To stay is the public, hard and shiny outburst of Adhu Malual. The opposite of Wash4Green Monviso Volley and the face of the Women’s National Team entrusts to an Instagram post the complaint of what happened on the sides of the Pinerolo Palace during the Serie A1 race against Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata. Not simple whistles or sports contests, but “insultes, constant whistles, personal offenses and yes racist comments”, he said – “not only to me but also to my family members on the sides. Not to press. Just to hit.” “ In 12 years of career I had never seen or lived on my skin such an attitude,” writes the player, recalling how the mistake is part of the job, but not hatred. “There is a subtle line between typhus and lack of respect. Last night that line has been exceeded several times. And when to pay the price is not only the athlete in the field, but also the team and his family, then the problem is not sports. It is human.” Malual, however, takes us to emphasize that we are “fear of being Italian. I’m proud to play in one of the strongest championships in the world. I am proud to wear the blue jersey,” writes the 25-year-old born in Rome as parents of South Sudan. “I will not allow anyone to question it.” And a net grip: “Silence, in front of certain behaviour, is no longer an option.” The story has generated an immediate reaction of the voly institutions. The president of the Volleyball League Women’s Series, Mauro Fabris, talks about “totally unacceptable” episode and expresses “solidarity to the athlete and his family”. Fabris, adds, that “will require the League judge’s intervention to verify what happened” and will involve the Federation to acquire the opinion of the arbitrators. The company Monviso Volley also distances itself “from manifestations of dissent by a minority of the public, not in line with the values of sport”. While recognizing that “sports criticism is part of the competitive confrontation”, the club judges “inacceptable attitudes that violate the respect of the person and the athlete”, expressing “full solidarity and support” to Malual and announcing that any behavior contrary to the values of the club “will be pursued in the appropriate venues”. Also the position of the Italian Volleyball Federation. President Giuseppe Manfredi condemns “without himself and without but any form of racist insult or discrimination. “The volleyball is, and must continue to be, a place of respect, inclusion, education and positive values”, he says, defining the episode “a deep wound for all our movement”. And adds: “I want to express full and total solidarity with Adhu Malual. Speaking and not being silent is an act that helps all sports grow.”– Photo: Ipa Agency – (ITALPRESS).
