Volleyball
Lokomotiv Kaliningrad announced the appointment of a new head coach to replace Voronkov, who was suspended for racism
Andrey Voronkov / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Pavel Bednyakov
Kaliningrad Lokomotiv announced on its official website the appointment of Konstantin Sidenko as head coach.
The team was previously led by Andrei Voronkov, who was suspended for two years on May 30 for racist insults against Cuban volleyball player Ailama Sese Montalvo. On May 12, during a time-out in the final match of the Russian Championship with Uralochka-NTMK, referring to the volleyball player of his team, he said: “Why are you catching this monkey again?” This was aired by Match TV. Disqualification implies the non-participation of Voronkov in all events under the auspices of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VVF).
Sidenko has not previously led women’s clubs. From December 2018 to February 2020, he was the head coach of Ural (Ufa). In the 2020/21 season, he was a member of the coaching staff of Kuzbass Kemerovo, and in the 2021/2022 season, Zenit Kazan.
Lokomotiv from Kaliningrad is the reigning champion of Russia. In the final series, the club defeated Uralochka-NTMK with a score of 3-2.
Source: Sportbox
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