Return of the Olympic medalist and multiple world champion Yulia Efimova Competitive practice is a good motivation for the younger generation, Olympic swimming medalist Evgeny Korotyshkin told .
Efimova started the Russian Championships on Monday for the first time in two years. The competition takes place in a short course in the Nevskaya Volna swimming pool in Saint Petersburg. In the 50m breaststroke preliminary heat, the 31-year-old swimmer came third, with a time of 30.36 seconds. Belarusian Alina Zmushko finished first in the distance (29.99), second place was taken by Evgenia Chikunova (30.03).
— Julia is a great guy to continue swimming and motivate the younger generation to play sports. Today, when the rights of our athletes are violated, the performances of such brilliant leaders will become an example for the younger generation, which needs to be attracted to sport. Because professional sport is not only participating in high-level competitions, but also a way of life, a passion for competitions, to improve results. It’s good that Yulia continues to swim. I think the leaders of our sport should support her in this,” Korotyshkin told .
Watch the live broadcast of the evening session of the Russian Championship on on Monday from 17:00 Moscow time. The broadcast will also be available on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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