A 19-year-old opposite Hanna Klimets did not show up with the Belarusian NT in the Qualification Tournament for the 2018 FIVB World Championship, several media in this country reported. Belarus compete in Pool D of the European Qualifiers in Kortrijk, Belgium (May 31-June 4), against Belgium, Italy, Spain, Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The explanation that she gave to the Belarusian coaching staff for her absence was illness but some media in this country informed about the real reason – Klimets wants to change sports nationality and get the right to play for the Russian National Team!
Klimets is the member of Uralochka-NTMK Sverdlovskaya Oblast, for which she has been competing since she was 17.
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