Quadruple world champion in synchronized swimming Alexander Maltsev believes it is time to move away from building a career directly dependent on the Olympics.
Men have yet to compete in synchronized swimming at the Olympics. Mixed pairs made their debut at the World Championships in 2015.
– It seems to me that the status of the Olympics is somewhat overestimated in people’s minds. Moreover, it is one thing when the Games respect the Charter and the Olympic principles, when there is high morality, then it must be sought. But as we have seen in recent years, Olympic principles are violated from time to time. I no longer know which of them would not be violated, so it seems to me that it is not worth building such a global direct dependence on the Olympics. In Russia, the sports system, even in terms of financial components, gives preference to Olympic sports and disciplines, but I think that sooner or later we will start to move away from it,” Maltsev said in an interview with .
Source : MatchTV
