Italianโค Swimmers Suspended After Airport theft
Italian swimmers Benedetta โPilato and โChiaraโข Tarantino have been suspended forโค 90 days by theโข Italian Swimming Federation following a theft incident at Singapore‘s airportโข after the World Cup.
Theโฃ Federation stated the decision, effective promptly, was made after investigating the facts and considering the athletes’ cooperation and admission of duty.
The suspension rulesโ Pilato, 20, and Tarantino, 23, out of the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, December 2-7. Both swimmers were briefly detained by Singaporean police on Augustโ 14th and โreturned to Italy on August 20th with assistance from authorities.
Pilato, a bronze medalist in the 50m breaststroke at the Singapore event and a โคfourth-placeโค finisher in the 100m in Paris, released a statement claiming her involvement in the theft was unintentional, stating she “learned valuable lessons about prudence, individual responsibility and the valueโ of the โขpeople around me.”
The suspension impacts all Federation โฃactivities, including international competitions, and โwill disrupt their readiness for the upcomingโค shortโ course โฃseason.
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