The Chairman of the High Council of the Handball Federation of Russia, the vice-president of the Olympic Committee Sergey Shishkarev announced, that the women’s national team of Russia would have claimed golden medials of the Olympic tournament, and the results won’t be objective without our national team.
— The Olympic Games, which will take place this summer in Paris, will be different from themselves. The IOC is planning to allow a limited number of athletes from Russia and Belarus, who will perform in a neutral status with a specially developed anthem and flag. There is no even a discussion concerning team sports. I project this situation on handball and realize, that generally the results cannot be considered objective without the women’s national team of Russia, the champion and vice-champion of the last two Olympic Games. Norway, France, Denmark and other strong teams have just received a bonus since the main competitor was removed from their way with non-sporting methods. I am sure that our national team would have claimed gold in France, there is a balanced composition at the disposal of the coaching staff, formed both from experienced and talented young players. See how Vyakhireva, Dmitriyeva, Maslova, Trusova perform in European clubs! Have a look how many first class masters play in the Russian championship.
Keep in mind, that the men’s national team of Russia has also achieved a considerable progress recently. Two years ago it played brightly at the European Championship in Slovakia, now due in large part to irreconcilable rivalry with Belarus it retains a high level. I suppose, the men’s team is quite capable of being in the top ten of the strongest world national teams. Our athletes part with a dream to perform at the Olympic Games in Paris. But it doesn’t mean they’ll be disappointed in handball. We will overcome ourselves, become even stronger and definitely make noise at the World and European Cups and the Olympic Games, — matchtv.ru reports the words of Sergey Shishkarev.
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