Sokolova is not going to return to the national team
The captain of Dinamo Krasnodar, twice world champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist Lyubov Sokolova said that at the moment she is not thinking about her return to the national team of Russia. – “I did not think about it, because we have not talked to the head coach Yuri Marichev”.- said Sokolova. – A close-knit team, and I think that it is necessary to move forward. The only thing I was asked in some moments to help, and I think that if my form allow, then I will help. As long as I don’t have any decision, because we have talked with Yuri Marichev for a long time. The question has been raised, but there was no answer to it, because we have decided that the closer to the training camp will make a decision based on the state of my health and on the situation – whether there is necessary that I am in the team. – What do you think, is it worth to carry the Olympic qualifying tournament in Turkey? – The situation is tense, and even in spite of our president, how he responds to this question, we can expect for this event, I think so. It’s all very frustrating, and I think that in order not to heat up the situation, if possible, it is necessary to transfer the event to another location. Russian volleyball team will begin training camp in Novogorsk in the end of December, which will prepare for the Olympic qualifying tournament on January 4-9 in Ankara.
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