“I would like to see more starts like today at Gorky Park” – Lysenko

After winning Jump Day as part of Athletics Week Danil Lysenko said he would like to see more such startups take place in the city.

On Sunday, Lysenko won the “Jumping Day” at Gorky Park. The athlete cleared the bar at a height of 2.33 meters. Ilya Ivanyuk was second (2.30), Nikita Kurbanov third (2.23).

— Did the large number of spectators and their support help today?

— The atmosphere greatly influences me and my jump. I believe that the support of the public and loved ones, when they are nearby, helps me.

— Polina Knoroz said that we should hold competitions in places like Gorky Park more often.

— I completely agree with Polina. Athletics is not very popular in the country. When people ask me what I do and hear that it’s high jumping, they think I’m a pole vaulter. They ask, “Oh, is it with a stick?” I said: “No, without a stick. » They answer: “What do you mean? In other words, people don’t even know that such a sport exists. That’s why I would like to see more starts like today in Gorky Park and in Yekaterinburg last year. People are interested, it’s also a good incentive for athletes to have such support.

—How close was defeat today?

– Very close. By the time I even resigned myself, I thought, “Okay, it’s okay that I’m losing. » But miraculously, he pulled himself together.

— Today, there are so many unexpected outcomes: the men have a pole vault jump-off, you and Knoroz escaped during the third attempts. How to explain this?

“We will assume that this is the magic of the final attempt,” reports the correspondent of , according to Lysenko’s words.

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