Others, 29 Jul, 18:45
Russian Olympic swimming champion to retire in a year
Evgeny Rylov said that next year will be the last in his career. The 26-year-old athlete said that he did not expect to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris, but would prepare for domestic competitions.
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Two-time Olympic swimming champion Evgeny Rylov plans to retire after next season. The 26-year-old athlete spoke about this “RIA Novosti”.
“In any case, I planned that next year would be the last (in my sports career). And I basically think that we will not have the Olympic Games. Russian athletes, as far as I know, will have alternative starts, so I am preparing for them, ”said Rylov.
Rylov himself does not expect to perform at the Olympic Games in Paris. “I just won’t go [на Олимпиаду]. I think they won’t want to let me go there for the most part, ”added the swimmer.
Russian swimmer breaks world record
Rylov won the 100 and 200 m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and became the silver medalist in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. bronze world championships.
Last year, the Russian swimmer, by decision of the disciplinary commission of the International Swimming Federation, was suspended for nine months (from April 20) for participating in a concert in Luzhniki dedicated to the eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia. World Aquatics felt that his actions tarnished the image of the sport and the organization itself.
World Aquatics in March 2022 suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.
Author: Ivan Vitchenko.
2023-07-29 15:26:06
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