Synchronized swimmer Gurbanberdiyeva: “The third program at the Olympics is a parody”

Double world champion in synchronized swimming Maya Gurbanberdieva told that the third schedule would be too heavy for Olympic Games participants.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has already added an acrobatic program to the group synchronized swimming competition at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. At the same time, duo participants who perform two separate programs must also perform as a group.

– is a mockery. It was understood that mixed pairs would not appear on the Olympic program until 2028, but the acrobatic program as third in group competitions is absolutely superfluous. The load on the girls who stand in a duo will be enormous. It’s not entirely correct,” Gurbanberdiyeva told .