The Russian team took European Championship silver 2018 and World Cup bronze last year, but in this year's European Championship finals there will be no medal.
Yesterday's loss of 23-30 against Denmark means that Russia misses the semifinal game.
It has immediate consequences.
According to the Russian news agency TASS, the Russian national team captain Ambros Martin is fired with immediate effect.
"Ambros Martin will now be forced to resign," Russian President Sergey Shishkarev told TASS.
Another coach in the last match
This means that the Spaniard is not even leading the team in the final match of 5-6th place against the Netherlands.
- Another coach will prepare the team for the upcoming match for fifth place and for the subsequent qualifying matches.
Who and how will we decide at a meeting of the executive committee, Shishkarev tells TASS.
Russia has missed several big stars during the European Championships.
Among others, Anna Vjachireva who was named the most valuable player at the European Championships 2018.