Daisy Osakue

Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents and became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.^[5]

She attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she became an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American in the women's discus. She is a two-time Division II national champion (2018 and 2019). In 2019 she set the Division II record for the longest discus throw at 61.35 metres (201 feet 3 inches)^[4][6] She is also a second team Division II All-American in the high jump. In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin.^[7] In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, representing Italy.

On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at Osakue from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. Osakue believed the egging was because of racism.^[8][9] Three young men, including the son of a local Democratic Party councillor, were indicted; one admitted seven cases of egging strangers in the last two months.^[10] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors.^[11] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case.^[12][13]

• Discus throw (Under 23): 59.72 m ( San Angelo, Texas, 8 April 2018) - current holder^[14]
• Discus throw: 64.57 m ( Pietrasanta, 11 June 2023) - current holder^[14]

Osakue won six national championships at individual senior level.^[16][17]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Discus throw: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Discus throw: 2022,^[18] 2023