“Training camps are not the most important thing an athlete has.” Makarenko – about the situation with the Novogorsk base

Multiple Russian champion in the 100 meters Kristina Makarenko commenting on the suspension situation at the Novogorsk training camp, said that this situation did not prevent him from preparing for the competition.

Earlier, Makarenko reported on her Telegram channel that she, along with her husband, hurdler Artem Makarenko and all-round athlete Arseny Elfimov, were kicked out of the Novogorsk training camp for not showing up in morning training. According to the 26-year-old athlete, his coach contacted the head coach of the Russian national team, Ruslan Mashchenko, before the training camp and agreed that his athletes would not attend training.

“I have a competition today, so I’m not ready to talk about this topic.” I really don’t see the point in bothering her anymore. We have said everything, there was no effect, so the topic can be considered closed. I can only say that there is always an opportunity to prepare, and the training camp is not the most important thing that an athlete can have, “the correspondent reports, reporting the words of Makarenko.

On Saturday, the athlete became the winner of the “Russian Winter” 2024, winning at a distance of 60 meters with a result of 7.16 seconds.