MOSCOW, 15 Sep. The head of the Athletics Federation of Ukraine Ravil Safiullin speculated about the joint pictures of the Ukrainian Yaroslava Maguchikh and the representative of Russia Maria Lasitskene. The sports official admitted that the athlete does not deserve such harsh criticism.
“Some of those who say something unpleasant about her can boast of the same successes as Yaroslav? was represented at the Games, there was no flag. To accuse Yaroslava of lack of patriotism? Her coach told me that since 2017, no proposals have been received regarding the change of citizenship. USA, Poland, who just didn’t invite. But Maguchikh is here. patriotism and an example to follow! » — quotes Safiullin's words «Observer».
Recall that in the homeland of the Maguchikhs, the picture in which the Ukrainian woman was captured together with the Russian woman Lasitskene after performing at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo caused a great resonance.