“It is a sin for us to complain.” Athlete Knoroz spoke about the prize money of the championship of Belarus, comparing it with payments in Russia

Pole vault champion of Russia Polina Knoroz in an interview with , she announced the amount of the prize money for winning the Belarus Open Championship in athletics.

This season, Belarusian athletes participate in athletics starts in Russia. In addition, Russian athletes have the opportunity to travel to Belarusian competitions.

Knoroz took second place at the Open Championship of Belarus, which was held in Minsk at the end of July. She crossed the bar at a height of 4.60 meters. Irina Zhuk became the winner with a similar result due to fewer attempts. Third place was taken by Tatyana Kalinina (4.30).

– Has the prize money for national competitions increased compared to last season?

– I will say this: there are cash prizes, but they have not increased. Sponsors of the Russian championship, yes, appeared, but this did not affect the prize money.

— But are these bonuses motivating?

– Of course, it’s great that they are at least like that. Because before that we competed for medals. But now we went to the Belarusian championship in Brest and realized that there were even worse prizes. Therefore, it is a sin for us to complain.

– What are the prize money at the championship of Belarus?

– 24 thousand rubles for the winner, nine – for second place and five – for third. Not everything is so bad with us,” Knoroz told .

You will soon find the full interview with Polina Knoroz on the website!