high jumper Danil Lyssenko in an interview with , he admitted he really misses the late coach Evgenia Zagorulko .
Yevgeny Zagorulko, who raised Olympic champions Elena Elesina, Anna Chicherova, Gennady Avdeenko and Andrey Silnov, died on August 3, 2021 from the effects of the coronavirus.
– In August last year, your coach Yevgeny Zagorulko, who raised more than a generation of Olympic champions, died. How did you experience this loss?
– It was very painful. At first, I didn’t even believe it. For several days there was complete emptiness inside, no emotion. Then we went to the funeral, I couldn’t come to my senses at all. I had a seizure when I got home. It’s very hard to remember now.
Evgeny Petrovich was more than a coach for me. He was like a father to me. I only have good memories of him… I always remember his advice, how he insulted me. It was generally great. I am very happy that there was such a person in my life. He really changed her. I am very grateful to him. He is so missed now,” Lysenko told .
Source : MatchTV
