Russian track and field athlete Kristina Makarenko who won gold in the 100 meters at the BRICS Games, called competing under the Russian flag a forgotten sensation.
Makarenko won on Saturday with a score of 11.31 seconds. The second and third places were occupied by Russians Natalya Kombarova (11.411) and Yulia Karavaeva (11.416).
“I’m not happy with the result, I would even say it’s disgusting to me, but there are reasons for that.”
– Really disgusting?
— I expected a different result.
— After the finish, all the winners displayed the Russian flag. Are you bored?
— It’s very good when there is a flag, when there is a national team uniform. Sensations long forgotten. The last time I had this was 10 years ago,” reports the correspondent of , according to Makarenko’s words.
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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