Winner of the 1500m wheelchair at the Paralympic Summer Games “We are together. Sport, Rustam Aminov, 33, told about his inventory, his calluses and his difficult search for motivation.
– It seemed that from a distance you were competing with yourself, beating the other two participants by more than one circle.
– I imagined it would be like that, I saw the rivals before the start. It can be said that I checked the stadium, tomorrow there will be a more responsible start.
– Unlike today’s and tomorrow’s finals?
– Distance 400 meters, superior competition. Today there were only three of us, no one else showed up. The adversaries saved their forces for tomorrow.
– Tell us about your “war horse”.
– Racing sports wheelchair for the stadium, I run distances from 100 meters to 5 kilometers on it. I also run half marathons and marathons. Like any technical tool, a stroller requires care and maintenance.
“The spare parts are ours?”
– The stroller and all spare parts are imported. If there are any problems with deliveries, I don’t know yet, other people are facing this problem.
How did you get injured as a wheelchair user?
– I had an accident in 2008. I did not affect others, I myself left the road, and there was a tree, a concrete wall … I broke my spine thoracic, since I move in a wheelchair. I thought: what to do now? Maybe sports? Before that, I was only studying as a child, but there I was lying down, hadn’t gotten up yet, and saw the 2008 Paralympic Games on TV. I decided it was worth a try.
– What is the hardest thing for you in training?
– The most difficult is not the filler and not the calluses. Appeared, then left, it doesn’t matter. The hardest part is motivation. You should always look for incentives to continue. Not just me, everyone. I woke up in the morning, I don’t want anything, is it like this? And when there is a goal, you start pushing yourself, doing something, striving to achieve something step by step. And it turns a little easier.
– Where is your next destination?
– At the moment – successfully complete the Paralympic Summer Games, – said Aminov.
Sochi competitions “We are together. Sport” will end on October 9.
Source : MatchTV
