KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Mar 17, Oleg Bogatov. Winner of the Winter Paralympic Games » We are together. Sport» in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian skier Ekaterina Rumyantseva said she was very proud to hear the national anthem, which makes her cry. Rumyantseva on Thursday took first place in the race at a distance of 10 kilometers. Competitions in six sports included in the program of the Winter Paralympic Games are held on March 17-20. «When I hear the Russian anthem, I remember my home,» Rumyantseva told reporters. our country. When the anthem sounds, it makes me cry right to the point, it's very touching. And you worry about everyone because we haven't heard our anthem for a long time. And here it sounds for us too. It's cool. And I want to cry from happiness Thanks to everyone.» «I learned the anthem in the fifth grade, I remember it and sing it,» the athlete continued. «The medal won in Khanty-Mansiysk will be the second most important for me — after the gold of the Paralympic Games in Korea. It will hang next to them.» Rumyantseva is a three-time Paralympic champion in 2018.
