A terrible drama for Italian sport. On Thursday, April 13, Igor Gorgonzola Novara, a volleyball club based in northern Italy, announced on its social networks that only 18-year-old player Julia Ituma, who was on the fringes of a match in Istanbul with her team, passed away. Champions League match: “It is with great sadness and emotion that Igor Volley announces the untimely death of Italian volleyball player Julia Ituma. The tragedy occurred earlier in the day, and Turkish police are investigating the circumstances of the incident. Volleyball player Igor wishes to express his condolences and share in the grief of Julia’s family and loved ones. The club and all its members, who are saddened by this loss, will keep their silence on this issue until the end of the investigation.“According to the initial elements reported by Gazette dello SportsThe night from Wednesday to this Thursday would have fallen from the window of her sixth-floor hotel room, Julia Ituma. While the causes of the tragedy are still unclear, Turkish media Liberty does not exclude the suicide thesis based on the organization’s video surveillance footage.
Born to a Nigerian family in Milan, Julia Ituma promised a bright future on the Italian volleyball scene, especially thanks to her strength at the peak of 92 meters. She won the Junior Olympic Festival European Championship and European Championship with her youth selections. Women’s Under-19 Championship. Impressed by this loss, Giuseppe Manfredi, president of the Italian Volleyball Federation, paid an enthusiastic tribute to Julia Ituma: “This tragedy, which affected not only the world of volleyball, but the whole Italian sport, terrified us all. Today we mourn the loss of not only a great talent, but above all a wonderful 18 year old girl whom we see growing intimately at Club Italia every season. Our first thought goes out to Julia’s family, to whom I extend my deepest condolences and am sure the Italian Volleyball Federation will support to the end. We are in constant communication with the Igor Gorgonzola Novara club and the President of the Turkish Federation to provide all possible support. I think all words are useless right now, it’s a great tragedy none of us can face as all volleyball matches in Italy this weekend will be held in a minute of silence as there will be a minute of silence.“
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