Tatyana Gracheva, silver medalist in volleyball of the Olympic Games, commented on the refusal of ZhVK Lokomotiv coach Andrey Voronkov to apologize for the racial insult to the Cuban volleyball player Uralochka Ailama Montalvo.
On May 19, the disciplinary commission of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VVF) found Voronkov guilty of disciplinary violations, calling Montalvo a “monkey” and recommended that the VVV executive committee disqualify up to two experts. years.
“Unless a firm decision has been made about the duration of the disqualification, this is only the recommendation of the disciplinary committee. And WFV’s board of directors will decide. It is unclear why Voronkov remained silent. If he believes he’s not offending anyone, you need to explain what he means. If that’s the case, as many people understand, you need to apologize. After that, the federation decides. The worst thing about this situation is the silence.
Despite what has happened, I am sure that there is no racism in our volleyball. Unfortunately, many people can argue with me now. But we have a very respectful attitude towards all players from all countries on any team.
This is likely to play a role. [в его назначении на пост тренера мужской сборной России]. Even if there was no severe punishment, his reputation has changed, probably not for the better. However, there is a lot of competition for the head coach post, at least if we take the names announced. These include Konstantin Bryansky, who won two consecutive league titles with Dynamo. This competition still had to be won. Therefore, today’s trial is not a decisive moment in choosing the head coach of the national team, ”the director said.
