Athletics coach Kovpanets: “Dmitriev was the backbone of the team”

Olympic medalist in track cycling Denis Dmitriev was the backbone of the Russian national team, national team head coach Sergei Kovpanets told .

Dmitriev, in an interview with , announced his retirement from the athlete. He now works with the Chinese team as a coach.

“We must wish him good luck in his coaching career, so that he can achieve the high results in this area that he achieved as an athlete.” He has come a long way, going from beginner to Olympic medalist and world champion in the royal event: the individual sprint. He has always been the backbone of the national team. We hope that he will be useful not only to other teams in the world, but also to the Russian team, already as a coach,” Kovpanets said.