The coach of the KHL club was attacked

The coach of the KHL club was attacked

An unknown person attacked the head coach of Neftekhimik Leontyev in Nizhnekamsk

The head coach of the hockey team Neftekhimik, Oleg Leontyev, was attacked in Nizhnekamsk. Sport Express reports this.

According to the publication, the incident occurred on the morning of January 20. An unknown young man, passing by, pushed Leontyev and then hit him on the head.

The coach received two stitches. He filed a statement with the police.

Leontyev has been coaching Neftekhimik since 2021. In the current season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), the club scored 53 points based on the results of 54 matches. Neftekhimik will play its next game at home on January 21 against Admiral.

On December 22, 2023, it was reported that the former coach of the Italian Olympic fencing team, 93-year-old Attilio Fini, fought back against a robber who attacked him. In Milan, on the way home, an unknown person approached him, pointed a gun at his chest and demanded that he give up his watch and money. Feeney hit the intruder and knocked the weapon out of his hands. The criminal was detained.

Source: Lenta

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