“Kirpichnikova is great, I am sincerely happy for her and I do not blame her for changing her sports citizenship” – Guberniev

Presenter and commentator at Dmitry Guberniev congratulated the swimmer representing France Anastasia Kirpichnikova with a silver medal at the Olympic Games.

On Wednesday, Kirpichnikova finished second in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The swimming victory with a Games record was won by American Katie Ledecky (15:30.02), who became an eight-time Olympic champion.

— Kirpichnikova swam for a French club for a long time, changed her citizenship and decided that it would be better for her. I am glad that she swam at these Olympics and won a silver medal in her new home. Nastya is a smart girl who knows her worth and goes forward. I will not condemn her for changing her citizenship, she chose her path, I sincerely congratulate her and wish her every success. She is great! We can say that the Russian swimming school, and she is still a student of our school, is involved in this silver medal, “Guberniev told the correspondent.

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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