Giulia Aringhieri

Started: "I began playing volleyball at a young age, in the first or second grade, and I never left it." (problemidivolley.it, 17 Mar 2021) Reason: She played non-Para volleyball competitively prior to her diagnosis for multiple sclerosis. Her husband Marco encouraged her to continue playing the sport. "I was afraid of being judged more for the disease than for my sporting ability. When I was diagnosed with my illness I didn't tell anyone, for fear that they would exclude me from the team. Thanks to Marco I got back out into the world of sport." (corrieredellosport.it, 15 Jun 2018; iltirreno.gelocal.it, 30 Sep 2016) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (quilivorno.it, 15 Oct 2023) Additional Info: OCCUPATION In February 2022 she began working as part of the municipal secretariat of the Partito Democratico in Italy, with responsibility for social policies. She is also a qualified nurse. "For work I deal with healthcare every day. For passion, with sport. Volleyball is my freedom, my life. And politics for me was the closing of a circle. First I listened, to get an idea on things and on the world. Since 2019, as a member of the Partito Democratico. Today, in a secretariat where I make available the knowledge learned over the years in the sports, healthcare and association fields." (iltelegrafolivorno.it, 21 Jun 2023)

Sporting Relatives: Her husband Marco Voleri is an opera singer and author. (corrieredellosport.it, 15 Jun 2018; avvenire.it, 11 May 2017)