An Italian Olympic weightlifter won bronze at the 2024 Paris Games while on trial for rape in his home country, according to a new report.
An Italian Olympic weightlifter won bronze at the 2024 Paris Games while on trial for rape in his home country, according to a new report on Tuesday.
Antonino Pizzolato placed third for Italy in the Snatch and Clean and Jerk event at 81kg this summer but did so during an ongoing trial for the gang rape of a 29-year-old Finnish tourist in Sicily that began well before the Olympics, according to the Italian publication Corriere Della Sera.
According to the report, the accusations are believed to be from July 2022, with the trial starting in December 2023.
Pizzolato is a defendant accused in the case along with friends Davide Lupo, Claudio Tutino and Stefano Mongiovi.
