Triple Olympic medalist, six-time world champion Yulia Efimova in swimming, after unsuccessfully qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, she said in an interview with that she had not given up on competing for the right to participate in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles .
Efimova clocked 1:07.98 at the Bahamas Championships in the 100m breaststroke, taking first place. But that wasn’t enough to qualify for the 2024 Games. The A standard is 1.06.79, the B standard is 1.07.12.
— The 2028 Olympics will be held in Los Angeles and you have lived in this city for a long time. I think this is a powerful incentive for you to compete for four more years.
— Such thoughts come naturally to my mind. But these are just thoughts. In general, I was very exhausted these days. And also this pressure… I didn’t want anyone to know that I even went to the selection. And yet I arrived, my God.
From Taganrog to Volgodonsk, from Volgodonsk to Moscow – by car, by car. I spent a day and a half in Moscow, where the problem with the Bahamas was being resolved – an application for the tournament, visas, tickets, accommodation… I was mentally very tired and after the final hundred, I received the feeling that I wasn’t actually very upset – or, as usual, it had been on my mind for a long time. But physically, I can’t do anything at the moment, I gave everything. And morally, there is a sort of professional burnout due to this trip. I urgently need rest,” Efimova told .
Efimova is 32 years old and competed in the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021 Olympic Games, where she won two silver medals and one bronze. It received neutral status from World Aquatics in June.
More sports news in our telegram channel .
Source : MatchTV
I’m John White and I’m an experienced journalist working in the news industry. My specialty is covering sports news, which I’ve been doing for over 6 years now. During this time, I have worked as an author with Athletistic, a popular online news website focusing on sports topics.
