'Enough sexism': 'Chubby trio’ headline describing Italian archers spurs outcry

An Italian newspaper editor has been suspended this week after newspaper he was at the helm of published a headline referring to three Italian archers as 'the chubby trio'.

Italy's Lucilla Boari shoots an arrow during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Women's Team competition against Brazil at the Sambodromo archery venue in Rio. Source: Getty Images

Guiseppe Tassi was immediately stood down by QS Quotidiano Sportivo publisher Andrew Riffesr Monti.

The headline created uproar on social media with people tweeting they felt "ashamed to be Italian".

Athletes Guendalina Sartori, Lucilla Boari and Claudia Mandia had narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in Brazil on Monday.

Mario Scarzella, the President of the Italian Archery Federation, reportedly wrote a message addressed to Tassi saying: “after a night spent crying about the result, this morning, instead of waking up to the support of the Italian press, the girls had to suffer this humiliation,” as quoted by the Italian Insider.

President of Italy’s lower house of parliament, Laura Boldrini condemned the article on her Twitter account.

“Enough sexism, it’s 2016.” she wrote.

In a statement, Riffesr Monti apologised to the Olympic archers and to the readers of QS Quotidiano Sportivo for the headline.