European Diving Championship winner Ruslan Ternovoy has said he is not going to leave Russia due to the lack of international competitions.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has announced that it will not invite Russian athletes to debut under its auspices due to the situation in Ukraine.
– Many say that if this whole situation with the lack of international competitions continues, talented athletes will start to flee from Russia. What can you say about this?
“I’m not going to run. I jump here and now, but how this situation with international competitions will develop further, I cannot know and it is difficult to tell me something.
Ternovoy also noted that skipping the Tokyo Games was difficult for him.
– It was very disappointing, I suffered for a long time. Two or three months. I couldn’t get out of my head that I wasn’t selected, even though I was there for a very long time. Psychologically, it wasn’t easy, but when the new season started, it all slipped my mind. Now I’m not going back on that, ”emphasized the athlete.
Source : MatchTV
