Daisy OsakueItalian record holder in women’s discus with a record of 64.57 meters, reports via social media that she is the victim of an alleged case of racism happened last weekend. The 28-year-old, who lives in Moncalieri in the province of Turin, was in the Apple Store in the center of the Piedmont capital to get a new adapter for her smartphone.
The video that went viral in which the athlete describes what happened has this caption: “Minute vent. Eventually I go out because I woke up well they must make me go crazy and spoil my mood“.
“I was looking at covers, listening to music and feeling good – says Osakue in the video -. At a certain point I go down to see the headphones and I hear someone stop in front of me. He stops me and says: ‘You have to pay before you leave’“. At that point the pitcher replied: “What sense? I’m going down, I’ll pay down“. “I’m just doing my job”, the security officer would justify.
“Look, no pity, you blocked me and you didn’t block others, why?”, Osakue then asked him, who adds to the video: “At that point I took my wallet and took out my card (from the Financial Police, Ed.) and I said to him: ‘You caught the only black soldier and blocked him because you thought he was stealing. I understand that he was working, rob people and all you want. But ‘racial profiling’ remains the same and when there are more people you show you are based on preconceptions not facts“.
The athlete then states “the guys in the shop were really nice and apologetic“. In contact with Tgr Piemonte, the Fiamme Gialle, in which Daisy Osakue plays, indicated that they are not making any statement at the moment.
Daisy Osakue, Italian discus throw record holder (Favorite)