Double Olympic champion in saber fencing Sophia the Great will not perform at the All-Russian Spartakiad of Summer Sports among the strongest athletes in 2022, but will soon begin preparations for next season, the athlete’s personal trainer Dmitry Glotov told .
Fencing competitions as part of the Spartakiad 2022 began on Monday at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in the capital. In April, 37-year-old Velikaya took second place in the individual championship of the Russian fencing championship in Sirius.
– Now Sonya is engaged in health, is engaged in OFC, is in training. Because soon we will have a season which should be the qualifying season for the Olympic Games in Paris. If we are still allowed to participate in international competitions, she must be physically ready. And from September she will start receiving individual lessons, we will study with her in Novogorsk,” Glotov told a correspondent.
– Is there a plan “B” if we are still not allowed to participate in international competitions?
– First, we are all optimists, so we will prepare as if we had to participate. We have no right to think that we have no right, so we cross our hands. Second, we have all-Russian tournaments. If we miss tournaments, we will be able to participate in such competitions in Russia – individual and team. The way we’ve worked all season. But we hope that we will still be admitted when the selection for Paris begins.
Fencing competitions within the framework of the Spartakiad will be held in Moscow from August 22 to 27. 12 sets of medals in three weapon types will be played.
Source : MatchTV
