Taekwondo athlete Samira Mukshina, representing Moscow and winning Russia’s first gold medal at the Asian Children’s Games in Yakutsk, told that the final matches took place according to her scenario.
Mukshina became the winner of the Asian Children’s Games in the weight category up to 63 kg and won the country’s first gold medal in the ongoing competition.
“I came here with the hope of showing everything in battles. I’m happy that it turned out exactly the way I wanted,” Mukshina said on .
Sambo wrestler Saveliy Semenyachenko also won gold for Russia in the weight category up to 49 kg.
— It was my first participation in such competitions, somehow everything was new for me. It is unexpected when guys come from different countries. A very interesting experience for me, I liked it. As for our country, the Russian championship will probably be a little more difficult, but in general there is competition and worthy opponents, “Semenyachenko told .
The Asian Children’s Games take place from June 25 to July 7 in Yakutsk, at the North-Eastern Federal University.
In competitions involving athletes aged up to 16, 224 sets of medals will be contested in 24 sports.
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