Valentina Vezzali
FILE - In this April 6, 2019 file photo, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, Giovanni Malago' gestures as he talks during a winter Olympics Milan Cortina bid IOC Evaluation Commission final news conference, in Milan, Italy. Malagò is one of at least two IOC members who have tested positive for COVID-19 and been placed in isolation at the Beijing Games, as announced Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)
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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2013 file photo, Valentina Vezzali of Italy smiles during the women's individual foil qualifying rounds at the Fencing World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday. The 47-year-old Vezzali will be in charge of relations with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and also oversee amateur sports across the country. (AP Photo/MTI, Imre Foldi)
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