Ukranian MRU volleyball player finding solace in sport as war rages on in her homeland
Global News
As the Klimenovas try to stay in contact, volleyball has become an unexpected outlet to channel grief and stress- despite being a continent away.
Nataliia Klimenova was practically raised by volleyball.
Her pure love of the game goes back as far as she can remember, so stepping onto the court never felt like a dream. Instead, she says it felt like destiny.
“My mom played for the Soviet Union team,” Klimenova said. “I grew up watching my parents playing beach volleyball, building sandcastles under the rafters.”
In the Ukrainian factory city of Severodonetsk, volleyball was king and the local Superleague players were idolized.
From an early age, Nataliia joined hoards of people, packing the local Ice Palace of Sport to watch the athletes compete and envisioning what it must be like to be in their shoes.
At 5’6, she wasn’t exactly a lock to go pro — but her parents encouraged her to pursue her passion.
Years later, Klimenova’s career has taken her across Europe and over the ocean to Calgary’s Mount Royal University.
In early 2022, she was poised to take another big step forward.
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