Until April 2017, Alexander Kasperovich was at the helm of the national biathlon team of the country. Mark is his four-year-old grandson, which will be discussed in the proposed article. Why has his name become known today to many sports fans and not only?
Origin
The whole life of Alexander Kasperovich is connected with biathlon. A native of Kazakhstan, he has long lived in St. Petersburg. His date of birth is February 12, 1958. Having received a higher physical education in Omsk, he became a coach in this discipline, having risen to the main team of the country. Being a master of sports, he trained either the junior team or the women's team until he brilliantly spent the 2014/2015 season, leading the men's team. In July 2015, the RBU approved his candidacy for the position of head coach of the unified team. The merits of the mentor were appreciated - at the moment he has the title of Honored Coach of the Russian Federation.
It would seem that fate favored the talented master. Everything went well, not onlyin the profession, but also in personal life. He has a great family, grandchildren are growing up. Kasperovich Mark, whose photo is presented in the article, was the youngest in the family of his son.
Tragedy in Cyprus
Already a month after the appointment, a report appeared in the press about an accident in the head coach's family. In August, his daughter-in-law Sonya was vacationing with her two sons with friends in Cyprus. The youngest was only 4 years old, he practically did not know how to swim. While in the pool, the boy put on a mask and dived under the water. Lacking skill, he choked on water. He was taken out already unconscious and sent to the local Levkosha hospital. It was Mark Kasperovich.
The baby's biography was too short. The whole country followed the last year of his life. That's how much the boy and his family fought for recovery. In Cyprus, Mark's heart stopped twice, after which he fell into a coma. The question arose about its transportation to Russia.
Message from the coach
After the tragic events, Sonya Kasperovich herself posted a post on the Internet. Mark needed urgent qualified help from the best doctors. On TV, the coach himself addressed the audience. Transportation of the baby allegedly cost 40 thousand euros, but he did not ask for money. He only told the truth about what happened, so that there were no rumors. And he asked people to pray for his grandson.
Alexander Kasperovich believed that the baby's strong body would cope with the test. Both of his grandchildren have been involved in sports since childhood. Today, the eldest, Plato, competes in martial arts, winning more and more newawards.
For help, the coach turned to the Ministry of He alth and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The insurance company with which the contract was concluded promised to pay 30 thousand. We are talking about the company "Renaissance Insurance".
Death of a boy
Two takeoffs and two landings were carried by a baby brought by German doctors to St. Petersburg. It was important to remove cerebral edema, to prevent irreversible processes from developing. Father and grandfather were literally on duty under the windows of the hospital, hoping for a miracle. But it didn't happen. For a whole year the child was in a coma, until in July 2016 his heart stopped.
Winter sports fans remember how commentators reminded about Mark Kasperovich's condition during important starts. They wished him well and admired the family doing everything possible and even a little more to save the baby.
Afterword
Probably the tragedy affected the quality of work. The coach could not lead the national team with the same dedication as before, so in April Alexander Kasperovich moved to the post of senior reserve coach. Back in March, together with future Olympians, he tried the distance in Pyeongchang, and today the decision of the IOC to remove our country from participation in the Olympics is already known. The coach's opinion is unequivocal: biathlon competitions without Russian athletes can only be compared with playing football without Brazil.
If Kasperovich Mark were alive, then for sure his life would be connected with sports. Like my grandfather.
