Football player of the Russian national team Georgy Jikia said that he had always struggled with being overweight
The football player of Spartak and the Russian national team Georgy Jikia spoke about the fight against excess weight. His words are quoted by the YouTube channel “Comment.Show”.
“I always struggle with both weight and [жировыми] layers. This will be with me as long as I am in professional sports. If you want to be on the team, then you have to do it. If you don’t want to, eat what you want, ”said the athlete.
Jikia also answered a question about nutrition ahead of the national team’s friendly matches. “I just found out that we will have games with Iran and Iraq, and I don’t get a piece in my throat,” the defender said, laughing.
On February 26, it became known that Russian football players will play in a friendly match against Iran. The match will take place on March 23 in Tehran. Later, Sport-Express reported that the national team would also meet with Iraq on March 27 in Sochi.
29-year-old Jikia has been playing for the Russian national team since 2017. In the same year, he signed a contract with Spartak. Together with the club, the defender became the champion of Russia, won the Cup and the Super Cup of the country. This season, he has played 16 matches for the red-and-whites without scoring a single goal.
Source: Lenta
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