Volleyball
Tragedies a day apart. Two Russian athletes died in a terrible accident
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Doctors fought for the lives of young volleyball players, but were powerless.
In Russia, two young talented volleyball players passed away in two days. It turned out that the tragic cases are not a coincidence, but the consequences of a terrible car accident that occurred a few days ago.
The doctors did everything to save Vanya and Katya, but were powerless.
Black days for all Russian volleyball.
Even took a medal at the European Championships
Ivan Osipov was only 20 years old, he was just starting his career in professional sports. Ivan took his first steps in volleyball in 2009, when he came to the Victoria sports school in Gelendzhik. The young man has a huge number of awards from local competitions. From the age of 12, Osipov was a member of the national teams of the Krasnodar Territory in classic and beach volleyball. Together with his team, he won the championship of Russia and the Spartakiad of Russian students, and also repeatedly became the winner of the championships of the Krasnodar Territory.
The main success came to the talented guy in 2019, when he, together with his countryman Anatoly Vasilenko, won bronze at the European Youth Championships in Baden, Austria. The medal of such a major tournament brought him the title of candidate master of sports.
After the European Championship, it became known that the young man wants to enter the Institute of Physical Culture to become a sports doctor. He did not exclude for himself the profession of a journalist. For Ivan, his parents, physical education teachers, have always been a guide. They instilled in the boy a love for sports and an active lifestyle.
Katy was just getting started.
The death of Ekaterina Abramova became known on February 21, the day after Ivan Osipov died. The girl was 18 years old, she also specialized in beach volleyball, took part in the championships and the Cup of Russia. Ekaterina has collected many awards from regional tournaments of various levels.
– For me personally, beach volleyball seems to be a more interesting game, because you do not perform any one action, but are both a receiver, a passer, and an attacker. That is, you make all the elements in the game,” Abramova told Kuban 24 in November 2022.
In the same year, the volleyball player graduated from high school and entered the Kuban State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Fatal accident
In the telegram channel, the press service of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VFV) reported that Ivan Osipov died on February 20. The next day, Catherine was gone.
A terrible accident that claimed the lives of young talented athletes occurred in Gelendzhik on February 14th. Both athletes were seriously injured and ended up in intensive care. All this time, the doctors did everything to save Ivan and Ekaterina, but in both cases the injuries were too serious.
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