“Chikunova is the best swimmer in the world! It’s a pity she’s not at the Olympics” – Guberniev

Presenter and commentator at Dmitry Guberniev called a Russian woman Evgeny Chikunov the best swimmer in the world and regretted not currently participating in the Paris Olympic Games.

At the Russian Cup final in Yekaterinburg, Chikunova clocked 1:05.26 in the 100-meter breaststroke. She surpassed the feat of South African Tatiana Smith, who won gold at the Paris Olympics in this distance with a time of 1:05.28.

— Chikunova is perfectly prepared, she is the best swimmer in the world! It is a pity that she is not at the Olympics, my position on this issue has not changed.

“Those who were very excited about the decision that Chikunova would not go to Paris did not write a word about this result. This shows once again that they do not care about swimmer Zhenya Chikunova or Russian swimming, just as they do not care about Russian sports. The main thing for them was to create hype, but in general, all these people do not care, and it is sad,” Guberniev told the correspondent.

Chikunova will receive 2 million rubles, according to the rules of the Russian Cup final. They are awarded to the athlete who beats the winner of the Olympic Games in the corresponding distance.

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