AGI – “Danielle has sworn and is officially an Italian citizen. Or rather: she is also an Italian citizen, because in terms of culture and feelings she already was”. With these words, the mayor of Pavia, Mario Fabrizio Fracassi, greeted Italian citizenship for Danielle Madam, the Shot put champion born in Cameroon and resident in Italy as a child.
Danielle Madam and the mayor of Pavia, Mario Fabrizio Fracassi
The athlete, also a victim of racist insults that he had denounced in recent months, had not been able to have citizenship until now despite the five Italian titles won in his specialty and the long stay in Italy where she also graduated. The target was set for 2030 due to bureaucratic reasons.
“It was a long journey due to a long investigation, but he made it – explained the mayor Fracassi – The misfortune had got in the way: some documents were missing, due to his difficult life, and this hindered, at least until today, the recognition of her right to be what she is: Italian. Pavese was already fully Italian, for that she did not need recognition: it was enough to listen to her words of love for our city “.
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Danielle Madam
“For the Municipality of Pavia – he added – it is an honor to have contributed to the solution of the problem, doing what is necessary to complete the administrative process and bring it to a happy conclusion, with the acquisition of citizenship by ordinary means. Today a dream is Now, as a good sportswoman, Danielle will be able to pursue her next goal: to become a soldier of the Carabinieri and, perhaps, win an important trophy with the insignia of the Arma’s sports groups. Carabinieri and our Italy, which must always excel in every sector “.
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