Sergey Shubenkov, as expected, won the 100 m hurdles at the Russian team championship in Adler. Sergey’s result is 13.59 seconds, 0.19 faster than second place, which was taken by Konstantin Shabanov (13.78). At the same time, Shubenkov obviously made mistakes at the first barriers, so his result, one might say, does not fully reflect Sergey’s actual form even at this stage of the season.
After the finish, Sergei spoke to and reporters about the race itself, recovering from an injury sustained at the Tokyo Olympics, and his perception of the current situation, which prevents Russian athletes from taking part. in international competitions.
– Earned – well. The result is crap. The first competition, after a long break, after a serious injury. In principle, the form is good, I train hard, a lot, there are results in training, but you have to understand that competitions are not training, it’s different. Here there is not one lane, but eight, and I do not run alone, there are rivals who impose a fight if I squint, but I squint for now, because there are still mistakes, today I ruined the second or third barrier, ran fine, then got up and basically started again. Therefore, you should not focus on the result, the first start, technical jambs are inevitable, they happen, they are only removed with practice, then it will be better, I hope. I think two or three more starts, and everything will be better.
– How did you recover from the injury, were there any problems?
– There’s always something sitting there, if anything – I run to the doctor to see what’s wrong. But I was given a month and a half or two to recover, but I did everything with a big margin, I only started training in November. And it’s said loud and clear, just started exercise therapy. I put a lot of time into recovery so there was no fear when more serious training started. And again, everything happened gradually: first stress-free exercises, then an easy run, then the load increases, everything goes well. Going out on the track, yes, it was a bit scary.
– When did the high-speed work begin, did it flow in sections?
– No, everything is fine, the form is good. The conditional 1:30 p.m. could be executed today, but so far technical errors have hindered, the reason for this is a long break.
– Did the fact that spectators were not allowed to enter the stands have an impact?
– It’s a little embarrassing. The TV broadcast also made adjustments, tightening the schedule, there was less time to recover between races.
– It’s just strange to see a Diamond League substitute without spectators.
Yes, but we don’t have anything else. I start with what is. The organization was as usual, only because of the broadcast everything turned out to be working, it was necessary to adhere to the timing. But I’m not upset because of that, but because there’s no competitive form yet, I have to run it.
Do you follow international competitions?
– You know, athletics kind of marked me a little bit, and I scored on it. If before I followed the results through social networks, now I can’t be led there, and I don’t even know where to watch the news. Newspapers if only to read. I am very superficially, out of the corner of my eye, although, of course, I know the best result of the season – 13.09. But, I repeat, there is such a thing… It was not you who kidnapped me, it was I who left!
– Is there a resentment that tennis allows Russians, but not athletics?
– Tennis is like a narrow circle for the elite, it is not a mass sport. And we have to think of everyone. Moreover, it has always turned out that the World Commission of Athletes in Athletics is a decorative body. And, as far as I know, two-thirds of the board are the guys voting like they should be voting. Therefore, the decision was 100% predictable, but no less disappointing. We fight, we try, but they say they don’t need us.
– How long are you willing to wait for the opportunity to participate in major tournaments?
– Before the 2024 Olympics, I absolutely want to be in the ranks and win everyone. It all depends on health, as long as it allows, I will train. I have already won something, but I want to win more.
Do you have to look for motivation again or are there always costs?
– The turning point was 2017, then everything was strange and incomprehensible. And now everything is normal, normal. I don’t need to look for extra motivation, I found myself in life.
– You found yourself in this life, but did you imagine where you would look in another, after sport?
– These thoughts are constant, but they do not lead to anything concrete. This is a subject for a separate discussion.
Source : MatchTV
