After the tournament, the president of the All-Russian Kayak and Canoe Federation, Evgeny Arkhipov, called her “an absolutely worthless athlete.” Romasenko was also not invited to the rowers’ press conference, which will be held on August 12 in Moscow.
“Medals should be demanded from those in whom they invest a lot of effort, money, time. They did not demand a medal from me because they did not pay much attention to me during my preparation for the Olympic Games.
Russian canoeist Petrov reached the final of the Paris Olympics in the 1000m distance
A lot of resources were invested in the guys, Korovashkov and Petrov. They performed successfully. Yes, they only have fourth place. But considering the difficulties they overcame, the fact that both rowed on the same left side, the wind was favorable, they gathered the crew only before the Games, they did well.
It’s a shame that they are left without a medal, I’m sad about it. The guys are also very upset.
If I had a medal, of course, the leaders of the federation would feel positive emotions. But I believe that the very fact of getting to the Olympic Games is already a great achievement, taking into account all the circumstances of admission and preparation for the competitions.
I do not consider my performance shameful. The entire world elite was in my race. Losing one of them is not a shame for me. There are no weak competitors at the Olympics, only the strongest canoeists, winners and prize-winners of the world championships and the World Cup, “Match TV quotes Romasenko.
Source: Sport
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