Double Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov and world record holder Kliment Kolesnikov For health reasons, they will miss the December World Championships in Budapest, head coach of the Russian swimming team Sergei Chepik told .
Rylov missed the start of the Russian Short Course Championships qualifying in St. Petersburg, Kolesnikov won this tournament, but decided not to start in Budapest.
— The fact that Kliment Kolesnikov refused to go is due to suboptimal health and the inability to prepare for the World Championship in this context?
– Absolutely right. He also had a hand injury, his right arm was injured and it was not very comfortable for him to swim.
— Was it a surprise that Rylov dropped out of the Russian championship?
“Zhenya was ill and undergoing treatment, the fact that he did not start the Russian Championship was not a surprise, I was present at the last training camp and his health was not good,” Chepik told .
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Source : MatchTV
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