Athletistic/Figure Skating. Russian figure skater Alina Zagitova has told what drew her to boxing. On June 25, Zagitova took part in a master class of professional boxer Oleg Saitov as part of Moscow Sports Day in Luzhniki. They warmed up and practiced kicking.

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“Really different sports. I started training a month and a half ago. It helps me keep in shape, because boxing has everything we need for figure skating: coordination, endurance and speed of movement. So I decided that boxing is the sport that I need to keep in shape. You said that boxing is not very compatible with women. But I watched the Olympics, where there was women’s hockey. I can say that there are no barriers. Moreover, we are all equal. Everyone chooses for a sport that is necessary and in which one feels good, “said Zagitova .

Zagitova would like to take up extreme sports