European champion among juniors in diving Alexander Cherepakhin said that in Yekaterinburg there is still not enough support from the stands during competitions.
Cherepakhin took part in the Russian Championship in Yekaterinburg – this departure was the first for the new Aquatic Palace.
On Monday, he placed second in the 1m springboard at the International University Sports Festival, which takes place at the same venue.
– What are the feelings of the second start in Yekaterinburg?
– Now it’s a little better than in the Russian Championship (Cherepakhin plays with an injury – approx.). I perform in “individual”, I jump difficult jumps. The atmosphere has improved a bit, but there is still not enough support from the stands, the stands are half empty, they only support their own. Apparently not everyone is interested in diving.
– The Chinese athlete did not qualify for the final. Surprised?
– We were amazed. They are all strong, their first 12 people in the championship can fight for gold with us. And then he flew away, and even from 16th place. But they say they arrived yesterday and they haven’t acclimatized yet,” Cherepakhin told .
Source : MatchTV
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