Alexander Nikolaev told why he failed to improve the result of the final race at a distance of 200 meters as part of Sprint Day in Luzhniki, where Athletics Week takes place.
Nikolaev won the final race with a score of 20.74 seconds, but in the preliminary stage he showed 20.68 seconds.
– In the evening, it was colder, could that prevent you from running faster?
“The fact that he didn’t spread well over the distance, he started slower than necessary, that’s why we got such a result,” Nikolaev told . – I had strength at the finish, so if I had started faster, added at the start, then the seconds would have been different.
Why didn’t they start sooner then?
– Such tactics, the first hundred meters, turn – a little slower, I increase the speed, it was already necessary to ride in a straight line. In principle, I did, but it could have been a little faster.
Did you feel the same in the final as in the race?
– No, I’m already tired, after all, it’s the third start in ten days, the fatigue is building up, and it’s hard to run so fast.
– Waiting for you at the Russian Cup?
– After this victory – yes, wait.
The second result was shown by Danil Roslyakov (20.87), Andrey Lukin closed the top three (20.92).
Source : MatchTV
