Athletistic / Olympic Games. Former Russian swimmer Anastasia Kirpichnikova, who has represented France since June 2023, said she made the right choice in changing her sporting nationality. On July 31, she won a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the 1,500-meter freestyle.
“I get more positive feedback from Russia, but, of course, there are negative comments: as if I am a traitor, etc. However, now we see why I changed my life, I made the right choice!
Naturally, I had doubts. It took me a long time to decide to change my sports citizenship. When we were told that we would not go to the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, I decided to change my sports citizenship. And so I have dual citizenship, ”Kirpichnikova said in “Championship”.
- See it for yourself. Russia has announced a boycott of the Paris Olympics.
Anastasia Kirpichnikova, as part of the Russian national team, became a three-time European champion in short course and a silver medalist at the world championships in short course. In recent years, she has been living and training in France.
It is worth noting that American Katie Ledecky became the Olympic champion in the 1500-meter freestyle in 2024 with a result of 15 minutes 30.22 seconds. Kirpichnikova lost to her by just over 10 seconds.
Source: Sport
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