Russian swimmer Vladimir Sotnikov On , he said it would be difficult for him to compete with Belarusian Igor Bokim at the 2024 Paralympic Games.
In the preliminary swim of the 200-meter individual medley, the Russian achieved the second best result (2 minutes and 14.64 seconds), losing to Bokom by more than 4 seconds.
– How to beat him?
— Not at the complex (laughs). “I’m not ready to beat him yet,” Skotnikov said on .
Belarusian swimmer Igor Bokiy has already become a twenty-time Paralympic champion, winning a gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle.
– It’s a sport. “I wish Vladimir all the best,” Bokiy noted.
For the Belarusian athlete, this gold medal was the fourth at the Paralympic Games in the French capital. He has already won the 100m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 400m freestyle. The Paris games were the fourth in his career.
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Source : MatchTV
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