It’s nice to see the results Kliment Kolesnikov We paid attention to it, but let the most deserving receive the National Sports Prize, said swimmers’ coach Dmitry Lazarev.
In the nomination “Pride of Russia”, in which the athlete of the year will be determined, are presented: double Olympic medalist in swimming, world record holder Kliment Kolesnikov, silver medalist of the 2020 Games , world boxing champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov and three-time world freestyle champion Maxim Burov, who in 2023 led the general ranking of the international Champions Cup tournament.
In 2023, Kolesnikov updated the world record for the 50 meter backstroke. The record received official recognition from World Aquatics.
— Clément has already been nominated, but he did not reach the final. It’s good that its result was noticed, and among the nominees, that the most deserving wins. I know Zhenya Chikunova is also nominated. For me, everyone deserves to win!
— You have the Russian Championship before the prize. Are you setting new goals?
– We don’t think too far to show good seconds, because, as they say, “a mystery is never rich.”
The Russian Short Course Swimming Championship begins on November 20 in St. Petersburg.
The awards ceremony will take place on November 30 at the National Kremlin Palace.
Source : MatchTV
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