MOSCOW, August 12, Sergey Fuks. President of the All-Russian Canoe and Kayak Federation (ARCKF) Evgeny Arkhipov said at a press conference at the MIA «Russia Today» that he does not intend to apologize to Olesya Romasenko for harshly criticizing her performance at the Olympic Games, since he was right and saw that the athlete did not want to compete in Paris.
After Romasenko's race, Arkhipov said that she has no prospects and needs to end her sports career. Canoeist Romasenko, who competed at the Olympics as a neutral, failed to reach the semi-finals in the 200m. The athlete was only entered in this discipline at the Games.
«I didn't use language. I probably spoke out too harshly, I apologize to journalists and fans. But not to her, because what I said was essentially correct. We made a table — Olesya's results have not been growing for a long time. In Tokyo, Olesya was seventh, followed by a Canadian, and now she has become a champion. This is how you have to fight. She did not fight at the Olympics and did not want to during training. This is not kindergarten, you have to fight. She did what she did. These guys (Alexei Korovashkov and Zakhar Petrov, who came in fourth) showed that they are fighters even without a medal,» Arkhipov said.
«When the SVO is going on, you have to fight in every place. There are no complaints, but there is a bad feeling. She is offended by me, so be it. There will be no talks with her, but what's the point? The Olympics are over,» the head of the federation added.
Romasenko is 34 years old, she is a six-time medalist of the world championships and a four-time European champion.
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