Italian sprinter Dosso says she was called 'dirty n****r'

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 17 - Italian sprinter Zaynab Dosso said Monday that she had been called a "dirty nigger" recently after turning down a beggar while out celebrating moving into a new flat with her sister and friends in Rome.
    Dosso spoke about the racist incident after Italy volleyball star Paola Egonu raised doubts about whether she would keep playing for the national team after being questioned "how come" she is Italian.
    "They called me foreign whore, dirty nigger. They said 'go back to your own country'," said Dosso, who has Ivorian roots but has lived in Italy since she was a small child.
    "My heart is broken. I feel violated," added the 23-year-old, who helped Italy take bronze in the women's 4ž100 m relay at this year's European championships "It was a crowded place. Everyone heard and non one reacted".
    (ANSA).