Olympic medalist swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov, in an interview with , named the reason why a separate media league is not needed in this sport.
Kolesnikov is a silver and bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games. Last Saturday, in the conference hall of the Gazprom Pavilion, he discussed with young swimmers and their coaches from Saransk about sports and personal development opportunities promoted by the Gazprom for Children program.
– Media leagues appeared in game types – football, basketball, hockey. They have a very large audience. They captivate with their openness, their emotions and their special closeness to the viewer. Would creating a media league help popularize swimming?
– There is a big problem: water is not a human environment. It will be much more difficult for the average person to do something in the water than to play basketball or football on land. Swimming requires a lot more coordination and skill.
It is not the media league that needs to be developed here. In swimming, you have to do events that are as close as possible to the spectacle. Where there is no competitive intensity and minimal responsibility. Like the all-star game. You can think about the format,” Kolesnikov told .
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