Aouani responds to racist insults on social media “Diversity is a wealth”

The response from Iliass Aouani, the marathon runner who last Sunday, in Barcelona, ​​achieved the Italian marathon record with a time of 2h07:16, arrived via social media. A record that has brought prestige to our country but has not taken it away from the so-called “keyboard lions” who, on Instagram, have given vent to really unpleasant opinions and judgments relating to its origins. «Which Italian record? Did we steal it from the Moroccan federation?” there are those who wrote. Words that refer to his origins, since he was born in Fquih Ben Salah, Morocco. Thus, the marathon runner also replied via social media.

Aouni wrote a long message on Instagram. “Italy is a beautiful country of people with big hearts. 26 years ago this land welcomed me and raised me as if I were his son and gave me and my family opportunities for which we will always be grateful. I don’t like those who take advantage of the tree which, when it falls, makes more noise than the growing forest to launch propaganda that represents Italy as a racist country. It’s unfair to real Italians, who represent 99% of the population.” «Mine is not a reaction of anger – continued the blue -, but of simple pity, because these comments are an indication of a limited mentality and a mediocre life, people who have probably never made sacrifices in life and who consequently they are unable to recognize and respect the sacrifices of others. My mission is to leave an impact through sport, to teach that diversity is a richness and without it we would not have celebrated the last Olympic gold medals, to teach that a person must be judged by the depth of his thought and behavior and not from where its name comes from or from the amount of melanin in the skin. “Be like a tree. When it is hit by stones, it responds by bearing its best fruit,” concluded Aouani.