President Sergio Mattarella on Monday
received Italy's men's and women's volleyball teams who recently
won their respective European championships in Belgrade and
Katowice.
Greeting them at the presidential Quirinale Palace, he said "you
have underscored how to pay homage to the Italian shirt.
"I thank you for this, and for the significance you have given
to your victories."
Mattarella said that in a country recovering from the COVID
emergency, "it is very important to have signs of recovery after
the pandemic".
Italy enjoyed a golden summer of sporting success by winning the
European soccer championships and notching record medal hauls at
the Olympics, including sprinter Marcelo Jacobs and high-jumper
Gianmarco Tamberi, and the Paralympics, including talismanic
fencer Bebe Vio.
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