Silver medalist at the Short Course World Championships Evgenia Chikunova In an interview with , she said she missed international competitions and also expressed her belief that she had not yet reached the peak of her career.
Chikunova is 19 years old and holds the world record in the 200m breaststroke. The Russian does not have neutral status to participate in international competitions, including the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
— Do you want to get neutral status after the Olympics to get into the World Cup stages and kick your competitors’ ass? Or are you going to wait for the “big guys” at the top to sort everything out?
— The fact that I miss international competitions is true. We recently went to Bosnia and I realized it again. Yes, I really miss it.
But I don’t even know how to answer your question. I haven’t asked for neutral status yet. And I can’t be sure that they will give it to me. I have to think again first whether I want this. And if I have some confidence, then I will approach the coach with this, we will approach the management of the federation together and see what options are available.
First of all, it all depends on my desire. And it depends on whether I approach someone, whether I ask them questions or not.
– You have crazy possibilities, you will demolish everyone on the track. You are at the peak of your career!
– Peak? I’m 19. What peak? I disagree. It’s still early, I want to believe it. Look at Smith: she won the Tokyo Olympics at the age of 24.
– And Ruta Meilutyte – at the age of 15.
— And I came back to the big sport. It’s like she has two careers in one, “Chikunova told .
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