Olympic Short Track Champion Semyon Elistratov told he had no motivational issues due to missed international starts and added that he did not understand athletes who did not know what to prepare for in such conditions.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recommended that international federations not invite Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their auspices.
– This season is normal for me, like all the others after the Olympics. The first two months after Beijing were the deepest emptiness inside, but it is a normal state after such a tournament, especially since I partially completed the tasks at the Olympics. Then he started training slowly, and now the competitive rhythm has returned.
The most important thing is that despite the absence of international competitions, I have no problem with motivation. I speak with many top athletes from different sports, and they say they don’t understand what they’re preparing for under suspension conditions. I tell them that you have to prepare for any competition, even if they are purely Russian.
I missed the first stage of the Russian Cup due to a serious illness – I had a temperature, my whole body was shaking. I went well to the second stage – I won the 1000 and 1500 meter races, I reached the B final of the 500 meter race. This year I try different blades, it’s time to shoot and try something new, because then it will not be, – said Yelistratov .
Source : MatchTV
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