The entire stadium chanted swimmer Anastasia Kirpichnikova’s name after she won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics, a correspondent reports.
Kirpichnikova finished second in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Wednesday. She had previously changed her sporting citizenship to French.
– Ana! Ana! – chanted fans at the awards ceremony.
In March of this year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the change of Kirpichnikova’s sports citizenship from Russian to French; the athlete had already made her debut at the 2023 French Championships. Kirpichnikova is a three-time European champion in short course swimming as part of the French team, as a member of the Russian team she is a silver medalist at the 2021 World Short Course Championship, as well as a three-time medalist at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. European Championship.
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Source : MatchTV
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