Swimmer of the Russian national team Kliment Kolesnikov commented on the deprivation of the team of silver medals in the mixed relay freestyle four by 50 meters at the European Championships in Kazan. His words are quoted by Match TV.
The athlete explained the incident by inattention and misunderstanding between teammates. “Such is the mistake. Everything became clear after the race. Considering the fact that everything happened too spontaneously and quickly, there was no time to think it over … Everything is in order, no one is upset, ”he said. According to Kolesnikov, the team was happy that this did not happen at the Olympic Games.
Kolesnikov, Vladimir Morozov, Arina Surkova, Maria Kameneva shared the second place with the Italian national team in the mixed relay on November 7. They had already received silver medals, but were then disqualified due to the protest of the Polish national team. The reason was the violation of the declared order of placement for the relay.
The winners were the representatives of the Netherlands. Athletes from Poland moved up to third place.
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