Senior coach of the Russian men’s judo team Konstantin Filosofenko said on that he did not notice a negative attitude towards Russian athletes at the European Championships in Montpellier (France).
Russians participate in competitions in France as neutral athletes.
— Any negativity is not noticeable at all. The only thing is that for security reasons we were placed in a separate hotel. We and the Belarusian team live separately from others, it’s even more comfortable, there is no hurry. Very close to training. We signed up, they take us everywhere, we all travel in a minibus. The road, of course, is quite complicated, it took exactly 24 hours to get to Paris, the connections were long. The guys are tired, but I think they have already recovered.
The Europeans are among the strongest fighters, all world champions from the last championship. The Georgian team arrived with a very strong squad, many of whom fought in Abu Dhabi and at the Grand Slam. It’s a little easier for them, but we have other tasks, we are still counting on the Olympic Games,” Filosofenko said on the air of the program “Everyone for the match!”. on the channel.
Watch live broadcasts of the European Judo Championship on the TV channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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