Olympic medalist in swimming Vladimir Morozov in an interview with , he admitted to being surprised by the three-time Games medalist’s decision Yulia Efimova return to sport.
Efimova is participating in the Russian long course championships for the first time since the Olympic selection in Tokyo. At the tournament in Kazan, the 32-year-old athlete won two bronze medals – in the 50 and 100 m breaststroke.
– Not expected [ее возвращения], especially considering how competitive he is right now. In principle, competition continues to grow. Young athletes are coming and it is more difficult for us to compete with them than before. It was a surprise for me. I wish him good luck. It will be interesting to see how this story develops.
— If I understand correctly, do you know the results of Russian athletes?
— What comes to mind on social media, I sometimes go there and look at it, I wonder what the competition is like today. I saw that Miron Lifintsev won the 100m backstroke. We have Kliment Kolesnikov – a world swimming star, then a junior came and surpassed everyone. It has always been like this: someone new comes and creates a competition for the strongest,” Morozov told .
Earlier, 31-year-old Morozov announced his retirement from sports.
Source : MatchTV
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