Russian coach Nikita Lugovkin told he was happy for the former Russian swimmer. Anastasia Kirpichnikova who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games as part of the French team.
Lugovkin is in Paris in a neutral status as the coach of Belarusian athlete Anastasia Shkurdai. Kirpichnikova, who changed her sports citizenship from Russian to French, won silver in the 1,500 meters.
— Nastya Kirpichnikova has a medal! Have you spoken to her?
– Yes, we talked. We were happy for her. She is very happy, we have a great relationship, we communicate. She talks about her training process and how difficult these achievements are. Happy for her. A person does a terrible job, which, of course, must be rewarded. This is an endurance race. This is not fifty dollars, where you can be a favorite, but to come 8th, here, at 1500 m, is work, work, work,” Lugovkin told .
Kirpichnikova is a three-time European short course champion with 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 Championship. European Championship.
The Paris Olympics will end on August 11. Russian and Belarusian athletes are participating in the Games in neutral status.
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Source : MatchTV
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