All-Russian Sports Federation for People with Mental Disabilities (VFSLsIN) President Sergei Evseev told that swimmer Valeria Shabalina’s gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the Paralympics inspires optimism for her remaining starts.
On Saturday, Shabalina won a gold medal in the 200m freestyle at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. In the final swim, Shabalina, competing in the S14 class, achieved a result of 2 minutes 5.1 seconds. Britain’s Poppy Maskill took second place (2:07.16), followed by her compatriot Louise Fiddes (2:07.91).
— Honestly, I was very afraid for Valeria. It was hard for me to fully believe that she would be able to recover. The English women train in a specially created swimming center, it is simply incredible there, so it was exciting at first. Gold overwhelms us with emotions, we are all happy. This victory inspires optimism for her two remaining starts, but, whatever one may say, this is already an achievement. At the same time, we count on our other guys not only in swimming, but also in other sports – athletics and table tennis, “Evseev told .
The 29-year-old swimmer became a four-time Paralympic champion, and the Russian won three gold medals at the Tokyo Games. The athlete also won silver and bronze medals at the Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Games in the French capital will end on September 8.
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