The head coach of the Russian diving team, Svetlana Moiseeva, told that she is no longer thinking about a possible participation in the Asian Games.
The Asian Summer Games will be held in Hangzhou (China) from September 23 to October 8. Earlier it was reported that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be allowed to compete in a neutral status and outside of the medal count.
— Do you still think about taking part in the Asian Games?
Now as spectators. I wonder if the Chinese will take the first team, because they have already won all the (Olympic) licenses. For them, it’s just an international experience.
– What is the next step in preparation?
– On September 1, we will start training camp in Sochi with the whole team. And we start again, according to all the laws of preparation. The guys who performed at the Yekaterinburg festival will probably take a longer break in December to recover,” Moiseeva said in an interview with .
Source : MatchTV

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