“I can roughly imagine the season, but it’s hard for me to imagine what will happen next” – Shubenkov on plans after the end of his career

110m hurdles world champion, triple European athletics champion Sergei Shubenkov on the air of , he confided that he did not yet know where he would like to achieve after the end of his sports career.

Shubenkov will perform at the Russian Athletics Team Championship, which will be held in Sochi on May 24-25. In October, the athlete will turn 33 years old.

Do you see yourself in politics or on television after your career?

It’s hard for me to plan ahead. Roughly imagine the season, and what will happen next, it’s hard for me to imagine. I don’t know exactly what interests me. Wait and watch.

– In order not to fall into apathy, what should a Russian athlete think about now?

– I think I have a job, competitions. If you fall into apathy, you can not only finish the sport, but lie in a coffin and wait to die. Apathy is neither an exit nor an entry. You must do what makes you happy. And don’t force, although sometimes it’s also worth forcing,” Shubenkov said on .

In March, it was announced that ARAF’s membership of the World Athletics Association (World Athletics) had been reinstated after seven years, but the suspension of Russians and Belarusians from competition was extended due to of the situation in Ukraine.

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