Triple Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling Alexander Karelin before the opening ceremony of the “Anatoly Rakhlin Cup” youth judo tournament in St. Petersburg, he stressed the importance of observing traditions in sport.
– This is the tenth tournament dedicated to the correct definition of “coach loyalty”. And, of course, the 25th forum, where the Ministry of Sports for the first time opened such a pretentious and fundamental pavilion. The sports component has become a matter of course, and I am happy that Roscongress has realized and combined all of this.
And, of course, today there are five tatami mats, 1100 participants. I understand how high the organizers’ load is, I understand that the indoor competition is also very difficult, because tomorrow there will be the Yawara Challenge tournament. But the most important thing is that traditions are respected here. The strength of tradition lies in its repetition. What happens now? Think for a moment: Anatoly Solomonovich has been gone for how many years? All of his students are here today and, if by distance training, it turns out that his grandchildren and great-grandchildren are fighting in this tournament. A good and correct assertion that the strength of traditions lies in their repetition. Therefore, the forum and, of course, the tournament in memory of Anatoly Solomonovich is an affirmation that we are the successors of the nation of winners,” said Karelin during the business session “Champions: from one one-brand medal” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
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Source : MatchTV
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