“This is an Unfair Olympics” – Russian Swimmer Yuliya Efimova Laments Treatment of Athletes in Tokyo Olympics 2020
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The Tokyo Olympics 2020 is up and running at the moment. Athletes are working tirelessly to do their best and bring home a gold, silver or bronze medal from Japan. But make no mistake, this year’s Summer Games are not free from controversy.
USA gymnast Simone Biles is currently in the headlines after news broke out that she will not participate at the Olympics. Earlier this week, Ariarne Titmus pulled off a major coup to beat Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky in the 400m freestyle event. But the incident that went viral was the reaction of her coach.
The event also saw 14-year old Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh finish fourth and narrowly miss out on a bronze. However, one swimmer who did not have a pleasant experience at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 is Russia’s Yuliya Efimova.
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Russia’s Yuliya Efimova blasts poor organization at Tokyo Olympics 2020
Russia’s Yuliya Efimova is not one to shy away from the media spotlight. She’s been sanctioned with multiple doping bans in the past. In fact, when she won a silver at the Rio Olympics 2016, she broke into tears because the crowd in Brazil continued to boo her.
But Efimova had her own share of criticism with respect to this year’s ongoing Summer Games in Tokyo.
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“I’m upset that it’s impossible to go anywhere, many athletes are suspended from competitions. This is an unfair Olympics, when not everyone can compete. Unfortunately, in our world, money decides everything, and they don’t pay attention to the interests of athletes. We would have seen better results if we had the finals in the evening,” she added.
“World records would be broken. But it’s also interesting because unpredictability increases (in the morning),” Efimova told Russian media personnel via Reuters.
29-year old Yuliya made her Olympic debut in Beijing, China back in 2008. This was probably her last appearance at the quadrennial showpiece.
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