Double Olympic swimming champion Denis Pankratov believes that the three-time Olympic medalist Yulia Efimova It was worth obtaining neutrality status earlier to participate in the Paris Games.
On Friday it became known that Efimova received neutral status from the International Swimming Federation (World Aquatics). This allows him to participate in international competitions under the aegis of the organization, notably the qualifiers for the Games, of which there are a limited number remaining.
“If she had achieved the status with the aim of qualifying for the Olympics, it should have been done much earlier. There is now little chance of qualifying.
— Will you be sorry if she doesn’t perform at the Olympics?
“It would be difficult to even make it to the final. » If everything goes well and Yulia enters the top 3, it will be the greatest sporting achievement of her career. It’s hard for me to answer why she got this neutral status. Maybe she is in incredible shape and ready to break the world record,” Pankratov told .
The Paris Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11.
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