MOSCOW, Aug 5, Andrey Simonenko. Olympic high jump champion Maria Lasitskene said in an interview that since 2020 she refuses to meet with the Minister of Sports of Russia Oleg Matytsin, as she does not see the expediency in them. with athletes, Lasitskene did not take part in it. «Why (meet him)? I see his mood from statements in the media. And everything became clear to me after 2020, when (Evgeny) was the president of the VFLA (All-Russian Athletics Federation) Yurchenko, for whom he vouched. I called Matytsin, talked with him, explained that Yurchenko was doing something wrong and that they would throw us back again. He said: «I'll figure it out.» this story I refuse any meetings with the Minister of Sports, because it makes no sense. These are just meetings for the sake of photos or a tick. I am actually kind and I can get into position. But in the seven years that VFLA is in suspension, so many leaders, ministers have changed, and nothing has changed in the situation with our athletics. What will I tell Matytsin? Well, let's smile at each other, Oleg Vasilyevich will say that the Ministry of Sports is working, I will say that we are working. Each of us will be right in our own way, we will spend an hour, and it will lead nowhere. Everything will go as it goes. And my career will end soon,» added the Olympic champion. Read the full interview with Lasitskene on the website rsport.ria.ru.
