Russian athlete Natalya Kombarova, who won silver in the 100 meters at the BRICS Games, told that she is not yet ready to compete on equal terms with Kristina Makarenko.
Makarenko took first place in the 100 meter race, with a result of 11.31 seconds. Kombarova took second place (11.411), bronze went to another Russian, Yulia Karavaeva (11.416).
“I’m not particularly happy with the result, especially the seconds.” I wanted to race according to my personal result, but I’m happy to have won second place, to have managed to grab thousandths (fractions of a second).
—What was your goal?
— Become second today and win the 200 meters tomorrow.
— Was it unrealistic to overtake Kristina Makarenko?
“I’m not ready to face Christina yet, but it’s in the plans for the future.”
— What do you think about the organization of the BRICS Games?
— Everything is fine, the organization is perfect, I liked everything.
— Is it difficult to compete in such heat?
— The heat is exhausting. Difficult to choose a warm-up without overheating. This is not an ordinary warm-up, you have to think about it. The main thing is not to overdo it,” Kombarova told .
The BRICS Games take place in the capital of Tatarstan from June 12 to 23.
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Source : MatchTV
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