Andrey Safronov, Russia’s leading track and field athlete Fedora Rudakova On , he cited the reason for the athlete’s fall during the preliminary race of the 1,500 meters at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
On Monday, a Polish guide who was running behind Rudakov, leading his athlete Alexander Kossakowski, crossed paths with the Russian. Fedor fell and could not finish the race, the Poles continued to advance without stopping. The Russian side filed a protest against the result.
This is Rudakov’s second fall at the 2024 Games. He previously failed to finish the 5,000m.
“Fyodor stepped on the heel in front of the running athlete… Again, it’s the guide’s fault, he didn’t see him, didn’t point him in the right direction, it’s my fault,” Safronov told .
– This is only our third departure together. The problem with the “leaders” is very big; you have to train and work for a year to understand each other well. In our case, it is very difficult to get used to it after two weeks of harvesting, “added Rudakov.
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