OREANDA-NEWS   Two-time Russian bandy champion Sergey Konakov has died at the age of 59. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

According to Vyacheslav Mankos, president of the Moscow Region Bandy Federation, the cause of death was cardiac arrest after a match of a veteran tournament in the Moscow region. "Most likely, a heart attack. Doctors intervened, started the heart, but in the end they couldn't save it," he said.

Konakov won the Russian Championship twice with Vodnik Arkhangelsk, in the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons. He also reached the finals of the 1999 Russian Cup and the 1997 European Champions Cup.

As a member of Dynamo Moscow, Konakov became the top scorer of the Russian championship in the 1996/97 season. In 1986, he won the World Championship as a member of the USSR junior national team. After completing his professional career, the athlete participated in veteran tournaments and worked as a coach.

On October 21, former captain of the Georgian national football team Giorgi Nemsadze died at the age of 54. The causes of death of the ex-midfielder are not specified.