Synchronized swimmer Kolesnichenko: “Participation in the Paris Olympic Games is a personal matter for everyone”

Triple Olympic synchronized swimming champion Svetlana Kolesnichenko in an interview with , she said that participation in neutral status in the Paris Games is a personal matter for everyone.

Russian synchronized swimmers will not participate in the 2024 Games. According to the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Russians are not allowed to participate in group events, even with neutral status.

— The question of performing in neutral status does not arise before you – our synchronized swimming cannot go to the Olympic Games under any status. But what do you think of the discussion itself about participating in the Paris Games?

– It’s a personal matter for everyone. I don’t know how I would have acted; I had no choice. I will watch the Olympic Games, I am interested in how the fight for medals will take place according to the new rules.

— Do you often get asked questions about the end of your career?

— The Yekaterinburg film crew has already requested it. I said, “I was going to finish in 2016, but I kept going. I wanted to finish after Tokyo and I’m still swimming, so everything I say is not a fact that it will happen. It’s difficult to talk about the 2028 Games, because I will be too old for synchronized swimming, but next season we will be allowed to participate in the World Championships under the anthem and the flag. Let’s see. First, we will finalize this season,” Kolesnichenko said in an interview with .

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