“” commentator Dmitri Guberniev ‘wanted’ volleyball coach suspended for racist statement for two years Andrei Voronkov “swallowing dust in the asphalt of the Kaliningrad region.”
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.
– Congratulations to the executive committee, I think it’s a balanced decision. I am happy that myself and all kind people are involved in this decision. Our position made it possible to punish the racist, misogynist, boor – coach Voronkov. The main thing is that he punished himself – he would have apologized and nothing would have happened. It is known that in Russia there are two problems – fools and roads, let him clog holes in the asphalt of the Kaliningrad region for these two years, Guberniev 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
