The world volleyball village has just been shocked by the news that 18 -year -old female athletes Julia Ituma died in Istanbul, Türkiye shortly after the semi -final of the Champions League volleyball tournament between Novara and Dynavit Vita ended.
Julia Ituma died after falling from the hotel window where her team was staying in Türkiye. The cause of death is still being investigated by the authorities.
Her body was found at dawn this morning outside the hotel where the team was about to return to Italy after the end of her match. Police said, not except for this an accident or suicide.
In the previous semi -final, Julia Ituma was pitched at the end from the bench and scored two points. In the end, her team lost to the home team and lost the ticket to the Champions League final 2022-2023.
Julia Ituma is expected to become the second Paola Egonu and the future of Italian volleyball team. She is the star of the U18 and U20 young volleyball teams over the years.
This child was born in 2004, who is originally from Nigeria. She moved to Novara last summer after playing in Italy's second division in the shirt of a small team.
Julia Ituma came to volleyball at the age of 11, she owns a height of 1.91m with a hit and power that is expected to continue to step on the future Paola Egonu.