MOSCOW, June 8, Sergey Fuks. Tokyo Olympic champion gymnast Nikita Nagorny said that he is ready to end his career if Russian athletes are not allowed to the 2024 Games in Paris. Earlier, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) suspended Russian athletes from participating in international competitions against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine. «If tomorrow the IOC says that the Russians are not going to Paris, I think I will end my career, I will quietly finish it, but it is important in what way they can say it: one hundred percent everything, and there is no way to legally challenge it, or it will all be in question. physical form. In order to collect combinations and perform at competitions, I need four months, six months maximum, «said the 25-year-old Nagorny. «To all professional athletes who are champions of World and European Championship competitions and are preparing for the Games, It's tough right now, we're all waiting. I am no longer a young athlete, I have already started the countdown in my professional career, and I need to understand — either I continue to train and prepare for the Olympics, or I will do more important things,» he added.
