Medalist at the World Swimming Championships Kirill Prigoda told that he wished good luck to Belarusian swimmer Ilya Shimanovich and Russian Evgeniy Somov, who have received confirmation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding their participation in the Paris Games.
Shimanovich, Somov and Prigoda are breaststroke swimmers. Prigoda, the short course world record holder, has not been given neutral status and will not be able to compete in the Olympics.
— You are preparing for the Russian Cup, where Shimanovich will certainly not be there. He is going to Paris. Will you support him?
– Ilya and I have good relations, he is my friend, sparring partner – starting activities can also be called training, over the past 2-3 years we have been working hand in hand. I think Ilya will also agree with this: our competition with him stimulates us and allows us to show good results. I am very happy that he is participating in the Olympics, I will watch the show and worry about him.
— And what about Evgeny Somov?
— I don’t know him well. We met several times at the Russian Championship. As far as I know, he is also from St. Petersburg, but lives in the USA. I will support him, he is our compatriot. In general, there are many interesting events in breaststroke. And Yulia Efimova tried to qualify, and Ilya and Zhenya Somov will swim at the Olympics. Breaststroke is quite interesting! – Prigoda told .
The Summer Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11 in Paris.
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