Coach of the Russian women’s national team Markoch about the water polo All-Star Game: “The more such games, the better for our sport”

The head coach of the Russian women’s water polo team, Sergei Markoch, believes that projects such as the All-Star Game attract additional attention to the sport and increase the importance of such events.

On Saturday, the current Russian champion “Uralochka” from Zlatoust played with a team of water polo stars in Chelyabinsk. The meeting ended in a draw – 24:24. A day earlier, the All-Star Game was held in Zlatoust in the same format. The all-star team included 2016 Olympic bronze medalists Elvina Karimova, Anna Timofeeva, Ekaterina Lisunova, Ekaterina Prokofieva, Anna Karnaukh and 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Sofya Konukh.

— Everything was organized at the highest level. The best Russian players – former and current – were invited. The quality of the game was also high. Sometimes we saw headed shots on goal, but out of four periods two of them played real water polo. There were counter-attacks, goals on the post, some great combinations, I think the crowd liked it and it was great that there were a lot of kids in the stands. It’s very important for them, it’s additional motivation. Games like this are needed in every sense of the word. Today I lost count of the number of cameras. We need our sport to be shown and talked about. So the more games like this, the better for our sport,” Markoch told .