Sergey Shubenkov answered the question about a possible change of nationality

110m hurdles world champion Sergei Shubenkov On , he said he was not thinking of changing nationality.

Shubenkov will perform at the Russian Athletics Team Championship, which will be held in Sochi on May 24-25.

– As usual, in the off-season I have nuances with the preparation that must be taken into account. There is no way to get away from them. We are not getting any younger. But in general, everything is fine.

Athlete with free time is fine. But that time cannot be spent on anything productive. There is only time to sleep and eat, so later I can train more.

You have said many times that you are not going to change your citizenship.

– Yes. And what is my nationality, I am 33 years old this year. Who needs me? Even when I was 25, I wasn’t going to make it. If there was such a situation and I was younger, that is also not an option for me.

– Is there one of the young people who overtakes you?

– In the Russian Federation, no one has passed me for 10 years. There are rivals, they move. I have to cut myself, but it’s not the kind of wrestling that drives me to very high results.

– The Russian Team Championship will be held without spectators.

– I did not know. I feel bad about this. Can’t be so. We exist for the public. The audience should be as wide as possible. Activities that take place in parallel with competitions, challenges, – said Shubenkov on .

Watch live broadcasts of the Russian Athletics Team Championship on Wednesday and Thursday on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites. The broadcast begins at 11:55 a.m. Moscow time.