Judoka Dina Gizatulina lost at the Russian Championship because she was not fully prepared and could not stand normally a month before the tournament, the athlete’s coach Maurice Yusupov told .
The FONBET Russian Judo Championship began on Wednesday in Kemerovo. Dina Gizatulina competed in the weight category up to 70 kg and took 7th place. Last year, the athlete became vice-champion of Russia, losing only to 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Madina Taymazova.
— What went wrong for Dina at the Russian Championship?
“We didn’t have time to prepare.” She had knee surgery at the end of April, and went out on the mat for the first time on August 8 to tinker on the floor. On August 24, there was a tournament in Chelyabinsk, but we didn’t even send her there because she was not yet able to stand. From the end of August to the end of September, there is still little time to prepare.
—What was the nature of Dina’s injury?
“She had surgery to stitch the meniscus back together and the collateral ligament was also torn. Now she is already looking forward to going to training camp to compete with strong girls. I have no complaints about it.
— How soon will she make a full recovery and will she be able to do so?
– Of course she wants to, but she’s just not in shape wrestling-wise. Everything is fine with his breathing and his physical condition. I didn’t have enough two weeks as a coach to prepare her. There were only four weeks of training, but it takes six to properly prepare an athlete for competition.
— Is she still on the Russian team?
– Yes, she is already looking forward to getting ready.
— What are his future plans?
— There will be the Russian Cup in December in Nizhni Novgorod. This is a test start, where people who did not succeed at the Russian Championship fight, ”Yusupov told .
The Russian Judo Championship will end on October 1. Live broadcasts of the tournament can be viewed on Match Group television channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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