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Antonella Del Core gets emotional sendoff as Italy Rio 2016 adventure comes to an end
- Updated: August 14, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 14, 2016 – From a runner in athletics, to two-time FIVB World Cup winner and three-time Olympian, to becomeing a mum, Antonella Del Core is coming full circle after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.After 283 international matches with the Italian National Team, the 35-year-old Neapolitan today hung up her shoes (actually threw them to the crowd together with her kneepads) at the Maracanazinho, as Italy’s Rio 2016 adventure came to an end with a straight set win over Puerto Rico that regardless saw them finish 9th in the overall rankings and bow out of the tournament.”I feel it is the right time to go after taking part in the Olympic Games,” she said as she passed through a mixed zone for the last time after the game with the Caribbean side.She now plans to focus on other important issues in life.”I want to be a mother, I want to have a family and this is the right moment to do it,” said Del Core.Born on 5 November 1980 in Naples, Del Core debuted with the National Team in 1999 and first played in the Olympics in Athens 2004. She missed the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games due to health issues, but came back to lead Italy at London 2012 and then captain the …
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