The Russian swimming team took part in the opening ceremony of the BRICS Games, which begin in South Africa.
The Russian national team will perform at the swimming tournament as part of the BRICS Games in Durban: Evgenia Chikunova, Roman Akimov, Andrey Volkov, Georgy Glazunov, Vlada Eggi, Daria Klepikova, Anastasia Markova and Alexey Tkachev.
“We really enjoyed the opening ceremony; we talked with athletes from other countries. Everything was very cool and friendly. We felt the flavor of Africa during the show presented to us. We all really liked it,” Markova told .
The BRICS Games will be held from October 18 to 21. In total, around 450 athletes will participate in the competition.
Russia at the Games in South Africa will be represented by 34 athletes in the six sports represented on the program: swimming, tennis, badminton, volleyball (discipline – beach volleyball), table tennis, sports for people with musculoskeletal disabilities skeletal (disciplines – table tennis). and wheelchair tennis).
Source : MatchTV
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