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A legendary Russian volleyball player Ekatarina Gamova has won the European Championship again

Ekaterina Gamova

It was U18 competition, but still, it is a huge success for Gamova who just entered the coaching world.

“I love the girls. I am just happy that we won the European Championship. I tried my best at this tournament and helped the girls where I could. It is a great job and I will do it as long as I can,’’ says Gamova, the assistant coach of Russian national team.

 

Russian butterflies are the 2017 #EuroVolleyU18W champions, Belarus claim bronze
2017 CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship – Women

Arnhem, Netherlands, April 9, 2017. Russia was crowned European champion in Arnhem at the end of a long and amazing tournament, where the Russian butterflies flew to a remarkable 3-2 (18-25, 25-16, 26-24, 21-25, 15-10) win over Italy in a roller coaster final at the 2017 CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship – Women. Belarus finished their campaign with a 3-2 (17-25, 29-27, 25-17, 22-25, 15-13) win over Serbia in the bronze medal match to secure the first podium appearance for their country since the U18 women’s European Championship in 2001.

You can follow the Championship also on Facebook and Twitter, with the official hashtag to be used for all of your posts and tweets being #EuroVolleyU18W!

FINAL | Italy vs. Russia

Russia overcame Italy in a remake of the match these teams had already contested in Pool I at the very beginning of the tournament and where the Italian girls overpowered the opponents in straight sets. This is Russia’s third title in the competition following their gold medal performance from 1997 and 2015. Russia is the first team that could defend the title and have so far claimed 6 (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) medals in this competition. Italy were also vying for their third title after topping the charts in 1995 and 2001 but had to be content with silver.