CSKA Moscow basketball club defender Alexei Shved, who was seriously injured in the attack, said that he will continue his career and will return to the field next season.
“I feel good. I’m happy to be in the game. I will be back next season as a player on the court. I will continue my acting career,” said Shved. TASS.
The basketball player, on May 15, CSKA’s champion of the last season, Zenit St. He participated in the fifth match of the series for third place in the VTB United League, where he defeated St. Petersburg and won the bronze medals of the tournament.
The attack on Shved took place on the night of May 1-2, after CSKA lost to Krasnodar Lokomotiv-Kuban in the semi-finals of the VTB United League.
The basketball player got into an argument with a group of men who claimed him after losing to CSKA on the way out of the restaurant. He was attacked by several people in the street.
As a result, the Swede was hospitalized. He suffered several serious head injuries. He was discharged from the hospital a few days later and continues to recover at home.
Formerly the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) did not allow The Russian men’s team will participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament in Paris.