Korotyshkin, Olympic medalist: “Doping among minors is always a question of adults”

Olympic medalist in swimming Yevgeny Korotyshkin believes that in situations of doping among minor athletes, questions should be asked of adults.

Korotyshkin said in an interview with that he had always been for clean sport and at one time forbade himself to think about the possible use of banned substances by his rivals, because it interfered psychologically with his work.

— I remember how one of the basic vitamins that children consume at school began to be considered prohibited by the RUSADA system. Everyone laughed in the comments, then Korotyshkin came and wrote something like “If it is recognized as dangerous, we simply do not use it.”

– Well, what are the options? If there are rules, then they must be respected. And I believe coaches should instill that attitude. Our coaches are our second parents and their words are perceived by the athlete at the stage of his training as immutable truths. And literacy in this sense must be developed: mildronate was monitored by WADA, the alarm should already be sounded. This is a lot of work that must be done efficiently by all parties.

— How was the disqualification of a 14-year-old athlete perceived?

— I cannot comment in detail, I do not have enough information for that. But the use of prohibited substances by minors is always a question that concerns adults,” Korotyshkin told .

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