Six-time Olympic fencing champion
Valentina Vezzali was named Italy's new sports undersecretary on
Friday.
The 47-year-old from Iesi in Marche was appointed cabinet
secretary with the sports brief, which had been left vacant.
Vezzali became an MP with former premier Mario Monti's
short-lived Civic Choice party in 2013.
In 2017 she joined the mixed caucus.
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