Winner of the Russian Cup final in Yekaterinburg in the 200m breaststroke Mikhail Dorinov told that he had no intention of suspecting China’s Qin Haiyang of an anti-doping rule violation.
In the last 200m breaststroke of the Russian Cup final in Yekaterinburg, Dorinov won with a result of 2 minutes 9.08 seconds. Kirill Prigoda took second place (2.09.65).
In April, the New York Times reported that trimetazidine had been found in samples taken from 23 Chinese swimmers ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. According to the publication, the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) conducted its own investigation, after which it announced that the substance had entered the athletes’ bodies unintentionally and in small amounts. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was unable to refute the Chinese version and did not sanction the athletes.
— Did this victory surprise you?
– I wouldn’t say. I’ve been trying to overtake Kirill for a long time. It almost didn’t work out for him, but for me everything was fine. And I showed a decent result.
I tried to stay behind Kirill for the whole distance. He usually flies away from everyone. I did a little better in the second half of the distance. For the last fifty, I closed my eyes and floated on what was left. I kept the stroke and the technique.
— Is this your most important gold medal?
— No, and this is not my first victory in the Russian Cup. Of course, Prigoda and Anton Chupkov were absent. And this is not my best result. But overall, the final went well for me.
— It’s a pity that Chupkov is not here.
— Yes, he holds the European record (2:06.12). But he has already finished.
-Who are you targeting then?
— Even though we are a bit closed, we focus on each other. But let’s look at the world ranking. The best is Qin Haiyang (2.05.48). Even though it is still an absentee fight.
– Maybe he gave it by doping? The story of the Chinese swimmers is sensational.
– I don’t think about it one way or another. He showed the result, and okay. That means I’m not working hard enough. It’s up to them to decide whether they dope or not. Let it stay on their conscience, if that’s the case.
— Will you be looking at this distance at the Olympics?
– Yes, of course. It’s an interesting journey and I’m curious to see how things will unfold.
— Evgeny Somov swims 200m breaststroke?
— He was a swimmer, but I haven’t seen him for a long time. He didn’t qualify for the Olympics until he was 100.
— Would it be interesting to compete with Somov in the Russian Championship? Well, or let the Chinese come.
— Let Anton Chupkov better return to big sports. “He is more interesting than some Chinese,” Dorinov told .
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