“I was a little disappointed by the Olympics” – Shubenkov

Russian track and field athlete Sergei Shubenkov Speaking on the show “Above Olympus” on , he said he was a little disappointed by the Olympic Games.

Shubenkov is the world champion in the 110-meter hurdles. In June, at the BRICS Games in Kazan, the 33-year-old athlete took second place in this discipline. The Russian also has two silver and one bronze medals at the world championships, two gold and one silver medal at the European championships.

“I’m relaxed and having fun.” The Olympics continue without us! What can we do about it?

– Someone is worried.

– Accept! It’s an event worth worrying about, but I managed to overcome everything in 2016 and finish it in 2021.

— Is it really possible to get back in shape?

– Oh no. In this form, I probably won’t be able to reach the European record anymore. And to get to about 13.20 (seconds) that will allow me to win everything in Russia and everything that awaits us at the international level is a very real story. We have to deal with the pain.

— If there were Diamond League stages today, real international competitions, would you be among the top three?

“If it didn’t hurt, then I would definitely hit him.”

— And the world championship?

— There, you really should try, but it’s a different motivation. I think the results would have been different. That is, a European record at the Russian Championship – in my case, absolutely nothing! I tried. I always ran faster at the Siberian Federal District Championship than at the Altai Territory Championship. I came to the Russian Championships and ran even faster there. The opposite never worked.

— Are you going to watch the Olympics?

– No! What didn’t I see there?! In general, somehow I was a little disappointed in the Olympics, or something like that, “Shubenkov said on the air of the program “Above Olympus Athletics” on .

Russian track and field athletes have been suspended from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine by decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations (World Athletics).

The Paris Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11.

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