The head coach of the Russian judo team, Hasanbi Taov, told that Russian athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris face a maximum task and he expects medals from each athlete. gold.
Previously, the Russian Judo Federation announced the list of athletes for the 2024 Olympic Games. The team includes seven men and five women.
– The task is maximum. As you know, our team did not participate in all qualifying competitions, unlike other countries. But our guys still won all seven licenses. The entire team will fight only for the highest rewards. I am sure that our team is currently one of the strongest in the world. So we will try to get better results.
— Is there a specific goal regarding the number of gold medals?
— There is no specific task. But as a coach I expect gold from everyone. Our judokas have been training hard and each of the guys is ready to win a gold medal,” Taov told .
The games in Paris will take place from July 26 to August 11. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in December 2023 that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualified for the 2024 Olympics to have individual neutral status without a flag, anthem or other national symbol. The IOC also banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO.
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