Gymnast Melnikova said that she was offended to earn less than football players
Olympic champion Angelina Melnikova compared salaries in gymnastics and football. Her words are quoted by Sport24.
Melnikova said that she was offended to earn less than football players. “Considering that football players train for three to four hours, and gymnasts, for example, seven to eight. But these are the realities: commerce and another sport,” she noted.
Melnikova is the 2020 Olympic champion in the team all-around, the silver medalist of the Games in the same program event, as well as the winner of bronze medals in the individual competition and in floor exercises. At the world championship held in October 2021, the Russian woman became the absolute champion.
Earlier, three-time Olympic champion Svetlana Kolesnichenko compared salaries in synchronized swimming and football. She explained that football players’ salaries are higher because it is a more publicized sport.
Source: Lenta
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