Daisy Osakue

Daisy Oyemwenosa Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.

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

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.

On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at Osakue from a passing car.

[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.