Summer Paralympic Games winner Ekaterina Vetokhina, 25, spoke about the impact of sanctions on the maintenance of imported prostheses.
Vetokhina won the discus throwing competition in Sochi and became the second in the core among athletes with damage to the musculoskeletal system.
Did you expect to win?
Yes, I knew the preliminary results and I believed in myself.
“But you’re only second in the core.
– There, my main rival is always stronger. But I do not despair, I will catch up.
– Most throwers also participate in the javelin. You are not. Why?
– It’s a non-Olympic event, so I’m skipping it.
Tokyo 2021 was also missed.
– Not selected on a sporting basis. Although I expected. Now I’m sure I would make the Olympic team.
– You were a powerlifter. How is it now?
— I took part in competitions between healthy athletes. (At the age of 17, Ekaterina lost her leg due to an accident. – ). Then I moved on to athletics, and that’s enough for me.
– You have an expensive German prosthesis. Has his service become more difficult because of the sanctions?
— Yes, maintenance, but the provision of new technical equipment has not become more difficult, everything remains as before.
– Are the Sochi games over for you?
– Core and disc worked, won two medals, now at home.
– And the sun, the palm trees, the barbecue?
– I have a plane tonight. Everything you said was already there during training camp.
Athletics competitions within the framework of the Summer Paralympic Games in Sochi will end on October 8.
Source : MatchTV
