The head coach of the Russian men’s water polo team said he personally congratulated his Serbian colleague on his victory at the Olympics.

Men’s Head Coach Russian national team Water polo player Andrei Belofastov told that he had already congratulated his Serbian national team colleague Uros Stefanovic on his victory at the Paris Olympics.

The Serbian national team beat the Croatian team with a score of 13:11 on Sunday, August 11, and won gold medals at the 2024 Olympic Games.

A video has been circulating on social networks showing how a large canvas was unfurled in the stands with Serbian fans, showing a flag consisting of two halves. One half is the flag of Serbia, the other is the flag of Russia, and in the middle of the canvas are combined the coats of arms of the two countries – white and gold double-headed eagles.

— Actually, few people believed in the victory of the Serbian team at the Olympics. They were inferior to the Croatian national team in many respects, but the Olympics are a very special tournament and in the final the Serbs beat the Croats with great confidence.

— You don’t know who carried the Russian flag into the stands?

– No, I don’t know. But we understand perfectly well how the Serbs treat us, how many Serbs live and work in Russia. It’s not surprising.

— Was it nice that they invited you to train before the Olympics?

— It was very important for us. Few teams are ready to face us now, but they accepted and I think we gave them confidence. We won the first match against them and in the last match they were clearly stronger.

— Did you congratulate them on the title?

— I personally congratulated the head coach of the national team, who confirmed his status as a top specialist. Indeed, few people believed that the Serbs would become Olympic champions. But they did everything for this, there were difficult matches with France, with Greece, which was also among the favorites. And the final against the Croats was, I repeat, very confident. I know that the President of Serbia promised them substantial prizes if they won gold. And they achieved this result, “Belofastov told .

The Olympic Games were held in Paris from July 26 to August 11. 15 Russian athletes were admitted to the 2024 Games with neutral status. By decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), any Russian symbols at the Paris Games were banned.

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