World Long Jump Championship Silver Medalist Daria Klishina told she was grateful to the Olympic figure skating medalist Alexandra Trousova for the promotion of athletics.
Trusova placed sixth in the junior women’s (U20) long jump at Moscow Athletics Week on Thursday. With a result of 4.10 meters, the figure skater finished the second youth category in the long jump (the category is given for a jump of 4.00).
– For me, Alexandra is generally a heroine. Entering a sport that is unfamiliar to you and immediately going to competitions without any practice is worth a lot. It is immediately clear that she is a great sports professional. Many thanks to her for bringing a new spark, intrigue and interest to athletic competitions. I hope this will help popularize our sport. And maybe one day it will be repeated in the opposite direction: a track and field athlete on ice. If I was asked to do at least one move on skates from what skaters do, I wouldn’t be able to, so Sasha just needs to (give) a medal for that achievement,” Klishina said.
Source : MatchTV
