Russian Alexandra Ziablitseva described the arena where the swimming competitions of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place as a grandiose structure and admitted to feeling special emotions from the start.
Russian Paralympians began competing at the Paralympic Games on August 29. Zyablitseva (S13 class) failed to qualify for the 100-meter butterfly final, posting a time of 1 minute 11.60 seconds in the preliminary heat.
“The water here is quite dense, but we have been swimming for a week, the body has adapted. We did 3-4 trainings in the main stadium, but we are professionals, you just have to look and understand to adapt. The building here is grandiose, you go out and understand that something special is happening here. I have never seen so many fans. In Tokyo there were empty stands, at the European Championship there were only our teammates, but here people came to watch us. Cool. It’s energizing! — Zyablitseva told .
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Source : MatchTV
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