World record holder Evgenia Chikunova told that she was surprised by the result of the 2024 Olympic final in Paris, which turned out to be worse than her victory at the Russian Cup in Yekaterinburg.
At the Russian Cup final in Yekaterinburg, Chikunova clocked 1:05.26 in the 100-meter breaststroke. She surpassed the feat Tatiana Smith from South Africa, who won gold at the Paris Olympics in this distance with a score of 1:05.28.
— I arrived in Yekaterinburg in the morning, but I didn’t look, I was busy in the evening. I didn’t expect my time in the 100m to be faster than the winning time at the Olympics. Tatyana swam 1.05.0 before the final, and it was basically about swimming in 1 minute and 5 seconds.
I’m a little surprised that she can’t swim faster, but at the same time I’m incredibly happy for Tanya. I remember in Tokyo she was just a little bit away from winning. “I’m incredibly, incredibly happy for her and I’m definitely going to write to her,” Chikunova told .
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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