Medalist at the World Athletics Championships Yolande Chen told that the retired pole vaulter Angelique Sidorova has done a lot for Russia, there can be no complaints against the athlete.
On Saturday, 2020 Olympic silver medalist Sidorova announced her retirement. In September, the 32-year-old sportswoman became a mother.
— Of course, this is due to the isolation of our sport and the statement by the head of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, that there will be no Russian athletes at the Olympics. At first, the girls put their careers on hold and decided to wait. Angelica gave birth to a child, after which she wanted to start training and try to prepare for the Olympics. But such opportunities do not exist.
The fact is that for athletes who have participated in major international competitions and been medalists, it is medicine in a good way. All this, coupled with the incredible emotions experienced while participating in the biggest forums and competitions with the best athletes in the world, leaves an imprint. Therefore, everything that happens here in Russia in a confined space, unfortunately, is not interesting for such athletes. This is completely normal.
Additionally, all of these athletes are quite old and have received some education. They want to continue building their lives outside of active sports. And that’s okay too.
Plus, now that Angelica has become a mother, she has many other worries and responsibilities. Therefore, keeping in shape, hoping for a ghostly chance to participate in major competitions is wasting time. People don’t want to do that. No problem with that. A generational change must take place anyway.
Angelica has done a great job for our country. She won many competitions, set records, beat the best athletes of the world in her event, glorified our motherland and the country’s flag was hoisted for her. There can be no claim against her. She’s already at the age where she can afford to go on vacation and start something new. “I only accept such things,” Chen told .
Sidorova won silver at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and gold at the 2019 World Championships in Doha.
Source : MatchTV
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