Medalist at the World Speed Skating Championships Alexander Rumyantsev said he refused to change his sporting citizenship after the Beijing Olympics.
After the 2021/22 season, Rumyantsev left to train in China as a sparring partner. On Monday, in an interview with , he officially announced the end of his sports career and declared that he was coaching the Chinese national team.
— They didn’t offer to change your citizenship?
– They offered, but it’s not my story, that’s all. I probably decided a long time ago that I would not do that,” Rumyantsev told .
Source : MatchTV

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