During the suspension, the volleyball coach Andrei Voronkov can coach the team, and his assistant will work on the games, said the European champion Alexei Spiridonov .
On Monday, the executive committee of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VVF) approved a two-year suspension of Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Voronkov head coach for racist insults against Cuban volleyball player Ailama Sese Montalvo. VFV general director Alexander Yaremenko explained that Voronkov can train, he has no bans from the profession, but he will not be able to withdraw from the team and participate in events under the auspices of VFV.
– A hard decision, but it was not taken by the International Volleyball Federation, but by the Russian Federation. I understand Voronkov, but still, the club can get out of this situation. During these two years, he can coach the team, and his assistant will be present at matches, Spiridonov told .
On May 12, Voronkov, during a timeout in the last match of the Russian championship with Uralochka-NTMK, referring to his team’s volleyball player, said: “Why are you still catching this monkey?” This was broadcast by . Cuban Ailama Sese Montalvo played for Uralochka, who later left the club.
Subsequently, the VFV disciplinary commission recommended to the executive committee of the organization to disqualify Voronkov for up to two years. It was noted that the specialist, “despite the obviousness of the situation, in principle refused to apologize to Uralochka-NTMK and personally to Montalvo.” After the decision of the Disciplinary Committee, Lokomotiv apologized for the incident to Uralochka, Montalvo and all fans.
Source : MatchTV
