Games from CIS countries have given players Russian team competitive emotions, without which it is impossible to become a good athlete, says the general secretary of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) Natalia Vodopyanova .
The Russian women’s team won the 3 × 3 basketball competition at the CIS Games in Minsk, the men’s team became silver medalists.
– We understood that the Russian team would play with the Belarusian team in the final, but the women’s final turned out to be very tense for us, and for the boys – they realized it too late. They are two different games, but very tense, the boys of the Belarusian national team played very well.
– Does the absence of high level sparring greatly affect the junior age?
They have to play with other countries. We must not lose this feeling of competition, the spirit of competition, the feeling of the crowd in the stands. All of this must be done by yourself to become a good athlete. The CIS Games gave them such emotions. Moreover, the girls from the final until the last it was not clear who would win, – said Vodopyanova “”.
The II Games of the CIS countries are taking place in Belarus from August 4 to 14.
Source : MatchTV
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