Graffiti celebrating Italian volleyball player Paola Egonu vandalized after Italy wins Olympic gold
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A man takes a picture at Laika's street-art celebration of Paola Egonu, who helped lead Italy to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball, in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)FILE - Paola Egonu of Italy shows her gold medal after the medal ceremony at the end of the women's volleyball final match against the United States of America at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)Paola Egonu of Italy takes the ball during a gold medal women's volleyball match between the United States of America and Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A woman takes a picture at Laika's street-art celebration of Paola Egonu, who helped lead Italy to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball, in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. A day after images of the graffiti began circulating, someone painted over Laika's original work, turning Egonu's dark skin pink and blurring out the words on the volleyball. At some point on Tuesday, someone used a dark marker to try to restore Laika's original design. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)A woman takes a picture at Laika's street-art celebration of Paola Egonu, who helped lead Italy to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball, in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. A day after images of the graffiti began circulating, someone painted over Laika's original work, turning Egonu's dark skin pink and blurring out the words on the volleyball. At some point on Tuesday, someone used a dark marker to try to restore Laika's original design. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)From left Gabriela Braga of Brazil, Paola Egonu of Italy and Chiaka Ogbogu of the United States, show their medals after ceremony at the end of the women's volleyball final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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A man takes a picture at Laika's street-art celebration of Paola Egonu, who helped lead Italy to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball, in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)