Andrey Kotukov, father of 2024 Paralympic long jump bronze medalist Nikita Kotukov said he was proud of his son’s performance at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
On Tuesday at the 2024 Games, Nikita Kotukov won the bronze medal in the T47 class, with a result of 7.05 m. Gold went to Cuba’s Robiel Yankel Sol Cervantes (7.41 m) and China’s Yao Wong won silver (7.32 m).
“I won’t tell you how much I supported Nikita, it was terrible and indecent in places, but we were very emotional. We are very happy that everything went well and that Nikitka did it. It was difficult, but he still became a two-time Paralympic medalist. It still sounds proud.
It was a very difficult season. They also went to the World Championships, there were a lot of training camps. And there were a lot of departures to Russia. We were tired, but we won bronze.
He enjoys this whole process, training not only to run, but also to push or land. He and coach Alexei Mikhalkin also take advantage of foreign experience and try to apply it. Basically, everything works out. I am glad that he and the coach found each other, they turned out to be a tandem,” Kotukov Sr. said on the air of the program “Everyone for the match!” on .
The Paralympic Games in the French capital will end on September 8.
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