Torino 2006 Olympic champion skier Evgenia Medvedeva told she was not very surprised by the decision of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) not to recognize the three-time Olympic champion. Alexandra Bolshunova the best athlete of the Beijing Olympics.
South Korean short tracker Hwang Dae Hong has been named ANOC’s 2022 Athlete of the Year. He won the 1500m and silver in the relay.
– Is it possible to say that Bolshunov was deprived of an award here? Maybe yes. It is difficult now in the current situation to comment on something. But, most likely, it is necessary to ask this question to those who reward, to the commission that approves the best athletes. Does all this surprise and amaze? Well, probably in the current situation, when our athletes were suspended, that was going to happen,” Medvedeva told .
Bolshunov at the Beijing Games won three gold, silver and bronze medals.
Source : MatchTV
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