The Presidium of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) and the Council of Head Coaches, based on the results of the last vote, supported the candidacy of Sergei Zhelanov for the post of new head coach of the Russian national team. Athletics.
Svetlana Abramova, coach of 2020 Games winner Anzhelika Sidorova, also applied for the job.
The post of national team coach has been vacant since October 2021 after the departure of Yuriy Borzakovskiy, who had worked since February 2015.
Zhelanov’s candidacy must now be approved by the Expert Council of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation and Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin must sign the appointment order.
Source : MatchTV
