BEILUN, China, Aug. 2 -- Turkey women's volleyball coach Giovanni Guidetti issued an angry tirade on social media after one of his key players failed to get permission to play in the Olympic Pool B qualification matches starting here on Friday.
VakifBank star Meliha Ismailoglu was a surprising absence as Turkey registered only 13 players for the tournament, having been forced to leave out the Bosnian-born spiker due to documentation problems.
"Meli is training all summer for one dream: going to Olympics! But Meli cannot play at the Olympic qualification tournament because someone, somewhere, many years ago, made a paper mistake," Guidetti tweeted, saying it's "ruining the dream of a player".
According to the Italian coach, Ismailoglu, who was born Meliha Smajlovic in Bosnia and Herzegovina, began playing for Turkey in 2017 and had done so since then with dual citizenship.
The 25-year-old was awarded Best Sportswoman in the 5th edition of the Turkey Youth Awards last April.
"I THINK THIS IS NOT CORRECT!" Guidetti wrote after expressing his anger at Meliha's absence.
The Tokyo 2020 qualification tournament sees 24 teams across the world divided into six pools of four, with each pool's top team securing a place at the Olympic Games next year.
Guidetti's side has been drawn into Pool B alongside with China, Germany and the Czech Republic. They play Germany on Friday, the Czechs on Saturday and hosts China on Sunday.
娱乐英语资讯:Nicole Kidman gives birth to baby girl
娱乐英语资讯:Crouching tigress, hidden reasons
娱乐英语资讯:Charlie Sheen also Ashley Dupres client
娱乐英语资讯:Maggie Q, Chow Yun-Fat vying for box office
娱乐英语资讯:Monroe,Jolie: most seductive women of all time
娱乐英语资讯:Madonna link? Report says Rodriguez, wife split up
娱乐英语资讯:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Madonna,Cohen
娱乐英语资讯:Mischa Barton says no problem going nude
娱乐英语资讯:Sarkozys wife hailed as Frances Diana
娱乐英语资讯:Celebrity link! Obama related to Clinton?
娱乐英语资讯:Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames to reteam in sci-fi thriller
娱乐英语资讯:Jessica Simpson lathers up for mens magazine cover
娱乐英语资讯:Angelina Jolie in French hospital to give birth
娱乐英语资讯:Malawin court delays Madonna adoption case hearing
娱乐英语资讯:Divorce costs former Beatle McCartney $48.7 mln
娱乐英语资讯:Rock superstar Springsteen endorses Obamas presidency
娱乐英语资讯:Heath Ledgers will does not include daughter,ex-lover
娱乐英语资讯:Emotional Jackie Chan buries father in Australia
娱乐英语资讯:Movie star becomes Olympic reporter
娱乐英语资讯:Report: Mariah Carey marries Nick Cannon
娱乐英语资讯:Norton preparing film on Obama campaign
娱乐英语资讯:Jet Li, Siqin Gaowa crowned at HK Film Awards
娱乐英语资讯:Memoir: Madonnas true love is career, herself
娱乐英语资讯:Zhang Ziyi hosts in English for wildlife protection
娱乐英语资讯:Movie chief testifies in Hollywood wiretap trial
娱乐英语资讯:Lindsay Lohans Ronson ring
娱乐英语资讯:Olivia Newton-John marries businessman
娱乐英语资讯:Bruce Willis girlfriend strips off for lingerie campaign
娱乐英语资讯:Hollywood actors union, studios extend contract talks to avoid strike
娱乐英语资讯:Confused Russian supermodel takes own life