Polish Volleyball Player Offered Help After Harassment Due to Russia Performance

Polish volleyball player offered help after words about harassment because of Russia

Secretary General of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation Alexander Yaremenko admitted that he was aware of the problems experienced by the Polish athlete Malvina Smarzek. The girl on the eve admitted that she was being treated for depression after the games in Russia

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The All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VVF) is ready to support the former volleyball player of the Kaliningrad Lokomotiv Malvina Smarzhek, who admitted that she was bullied in Poland because of her performance in Russia. About this “Sport-Express” declared General Secretary of the organization Alexander Yaremenko.

“I know about this bullying. For us, this is an unpleasant, but not unexpected situation. We see this not for the first time. To decide how to respond to this, one must proceed from the specific circumstances. If she officially turns to the All-Russian Volleyball Federation for support, then, of course, we will respond positively, ”said Yaremenko.

Earlier, Smarzhek said that in Poland she faced harassment because she played in Russia. “I treat depression. I used to have panic attacks that sometimes came back. It all started in Russia, and that was the moment when everything overwhelmed me. Everything accumulated inside me, but the situation was killing me, ”she said.

Smarzek played for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad in 2021-2022. After the outbreak of hostilities, part of the club’s foreign volleyball players terminated their contracts. However, the Pole did not do it right away, but after a while. As a result, before the end of the season, she moved to the Polish Developers. At the moment, she performs in the Brazilian Ozascu.

Also, Smarzek was not called to the Polish national team for more than a year.