Bronze medalist of the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo in Belarusian rhythmic gymnastics Alina Gornosko in an interview with , she spoke about the words of support for foreign athletes after the withdrawal of the national teams of Russia and Belarus from international competitions.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) suspended Russia and Belarus in the spring due to the crisis in Ukraine. In this case, the teams can participate in individual competitions according to FIG rules.
– Tell me, how do you feel when you see the biggest competitions taking place without you without any objectively sporting reason?
– It hurts… I don’t really want to discuss it, but in general, of course, we follow the results, the leaders. In general, I am very friendly, I communicate well with everyone – with Bulgarian gymnasts, with Italians, with Israelis. They can also write that they say they miss you or just ask how you are. But, unfortunately, so far it does not affect anything.
Where do you get the motivation from then?
– And we take it from here (points with a wink to the young gymnasts gathered at the gala) – from small children, from tournaments in Minsk and Russia, where we are received like parents, warm words are said. And you want to work through all this pain.
Source : MatchTV
