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th # 81 JULY 18 , 2016 tH # 81 juLY 18 , 2016 ce of a few days. In team sports, our football team is absent because of the disappointing 2015 European Under-21 tournament. Our hopes are entrusted to water polo and men's and women's volleyball. The Olympics are indeed also a test to find out the status of the health of the Italians sports system, that has been led for three and a half years by Giovanni Malagò: these will not only be his first Olympic Games, but also the last before the decision about the difficult challenge of the candidacy of Rome as city host of the 2024 Olympic Games. 70 | WE THE ITALIANS WE THE ITALIANS | 71 www.wetheitalians.com www.wetheitalians.com