Russian women’s team starts prepare for the Tokyo Olympic game

The Russian women’s team has started their first training in Novogorskon 19 April. Head coach Sergio Buzato called 23 players to begin the preparation for the main official competitions of the season – the League of Nations, the Tokyo Olympics (Japan) and the final tournament of the European Championship. Tatiana Kosheleva and Anna Malova return to national team!

Here is the 23 players list:

Setter:

Ekaterina Lazareva, Polina Matveeva, Tatiana Romanova, Evgeniya Startseva

Opposite:

Valeria Gorbunova, Ksenia Smirnova, Natalia Goncharova

Middle Blocker:

Yulia Brovkina, Elizaveta Kotova, Daria Malygina, Ekaterina Efimova, Irina Koroleva (Zaryazhko), Irina Fetisova

Wing Spikers:

Ksenia Parubets, Ekaterina Pipunyrova, Irina Sazononva, Irina Voronkova, Arina Fedorovtseva, Anna Lazareva, Tatiana Kosheleva

Libero:

Tamara Zaitseva, Daria Pilipenko, Anna Podkopaeva (Malova)

Photo: FIVB