Athletistic/OI-2024. Russian Olympic high jump champion Maria Lasitskene has said whether she is following the Paris Olympics.

— In one of your comments, you mentioned that the Paris Olympics do not concern you and that you will not follow the athletics competitions. Is it true that you are not interested or do you simply consider that information about the competitions is useless?

— I will definitely not watch the athletics competitions. It is too painful for me, and I do not consider myself a masochist. I decided not to aggravate my discomfort. However, the Olympic Games as a whole are so important that it is impossible to ignore them. Everywhere on social networks, even on Telegram channels that are not related to sports, there is discussion about the Games, the opening ceremony, and the participants’ clothes.

I was determined that life would go on. I understand that the Olympics attract attention and people are unwittingly interested in what is happening. It is an important event both for sport and for raising a healthy generation. The world needs it, it is important. My feelings about it are my personal problems. So I try not to get too upset or worried. It is impossible to completely abstract yourself, especially since my husband is commentating on the Games for Eurosport.

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