European boxing champion Elena Gapechina I am happy that I can bring a gold medal to my native Sevastopol.
On Saturday in Belgrade, the Russian defeated Croatian Luciu Bilobrk by unanimous decision in the final of the European Championship and won the gold medal in the weight category up to 81 kg.
— An athlete is always critical of himself, I could have done better on certain elements. The championship went well, all team members supported each other and were worried. We are happy to have won the coveted medals for Russia and I will bring the gold medal back to Sevastopol. I hope everyone was worried about us today. Of course, the girls and I worry about each other’s success, because we spend a lot of time together in training camps, making friends and communicating. I never won the Russian Championship, but I won the European Championship. Sometimes it happens that Europe is easier to win than the Russian championship, I won’t hide it. In some weight categories, the Russian championship is very difficult, we know each other, we go to training camps, we study each other, we know each other from A to Z. And there we come out, other competitors. The tournament itself showed that the level was high, but our girls are in no way inferior. We would like to have more international performances and we would be the first. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to perform under the flag and anthem. I think we made a good statement about ourselves, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Gapeshina’s words.
The Russian team will participate in the European Championships with national symbols, according to the decision of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
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