MOSCOW, August 16, Oleg Bogatov. Silver medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games in women's wrestling Valeria Koblova announced that she had ended her career due to the consequences of injuries and took the position of head coach of the women's team of the Moscow region. Koblova won silver at the Games in Rio de Janeiro in the weight category up to 58 kg. Also, a 29-year-old Russian woman is a two-time winner of the world championships, a European champion. «I ended my career due to the fact that now everything came together. And injuries, of course — I worked and fought on painkillers throughout the year. But I did not advertise anything, and why, these are my problems. And the second reason is a kind of burnout, because the previous year was difficult and unsuccessful. And I realized for myself that everything needs to be done on time and now I need to move on. But the main reason is knee, if it weren’t for the injury, I would still be in sportswear and wrestle,” Koblova said. teams. Now it has become even more interesting for me to work, because I have other goals and I need to solve other issues. The most important thing is that I remained in the wrestling, which I love very much. Although now in a different status. And I want to tsya to develop in this direction,” added Koblova.
