Triple Olympic medalist in swimming Julia Efimova she said that if Russians are allowed to participate in international competitions, she is ready to compete, but now it will be difficult to travel to competitions in Russia.
Efimova has lived and trained in the United States for many years. The Friendship Games and the Spartakiad of the strongest will take place this summer in Russia.
– Aren’t we expecting you to compete in the summer?
“It’s hardly possible. I think there will be a timeout until the end of the season. I’ll see what to do next. Everything will depend on whether or not we will be authorized to participate in international competitions. Although after the World Cup I had the strength and the emotions to compete. Let’s see how this will be possible. If they let me participate in international competitions, I’m ready. It’s not very suitable for me to only participate in the Russian Championship,” Efimova told .
Efimova noted that she did not leave the training program. “Now it was only in the summer that I reduced the load. I just keep myself in shape, 3.5-4 km, five or six times a week…”, she added.
In April, she was forced to miss the Russian championship. “At the beginning, of course, there was a desire, I connected to the selection, to the World Cup, then I remained in limbo. It seemed like everything would end now, everything would change, but it only got worse. It becomes difficult to decide what to do next – should I continue or think about something else? I didn’t want to, to be honest, I didn’t want to communicate with anyone. I took a media break to calm down and understand what to do, how to be,” she said.
Source : MatchTV
