Russian participant in the 2024 Paralympic Games Alexei Churkin admitted that he had friendly relations with 54-year-old Greek athlete Athanasios Konstantinidis, who won a gold medal in the shot put.
Churkin, 26, competing in the F32 class, won the silver medal with a score of 11.39 meters. Konstantinidis, who won, showed a result of 11.93 meters, his compatriot Lazaros Stefanidis (9.84) won the bronze.
– How do you feel now?
– Happy! That the second is not upset. He is, however, disappointed with the result. He is weak. I don’t know what it is connected with. Maybe after the club I left all my emotions behind.
– Two medals. Happy?
– Very happy! The second international award in my club, and immediately gold. Very happy.
— Did you receive a telegram from the president of the country?
– Yes. Very nice!
— Are you friends with the Greek who won the contest?
– Yes, I really like him. A nice guy! “We have friendly relations,” Churkin told .
Churkin became a two-time silver medalist in the shot put at the Games, and he also finished second at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. At the Games in the French capital, a representative of the Rostov region won gold in the club throwing event.
The Paralympic Games in the French capital will end on September 8.
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