An act of vandalism has recoloured the skin of Italian national team volleyball player Paola Egonu on the work of masked street artist Laika, which appeared in Rome between the night of 11 and 12 August. Enogu was elected best player of the Olympic tournament in Paris, and was born in Cittadella, in the province of Padua, to parents of Nigerian nationality. The mural entitled ‘Italianità’, which appeared in front of the Rome headquarters of CONI, the Italian National Olympic Committee, was defaced with pink spray paint on the Italian champion’s skin. Also bleached was the message on the ball. …