President of the Russian Cycling Federation Vyacheslav Ekimov admitted that the Russian team will miss the Olympic medalist in track cycling Denis Dmitrieva .
Dmitriev announced his retirement in an interview with . He is part of the Chinese national team coaching staff.
– Everything in its time. Since I thought the time was right, I can only wish him good luck. Now he is turning to another activity and is already devoting himself to it. We will miss him as a member of the national team.
— Do you see any managerial inclinations in him? Has Denis always been an athlete with an active position in the development of sport?
“He has all the assets, now everything depends on him.” Then he himself will decide how it will happen, I know for myself that I can’t take a break. Now he works as a coach, so maybe there will be a next step,” Ekimov told .
Source : MatchTV
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