Six-time Olympic champion in short track Viktor Antonov has declared end of sports career, reports RIA Novosti.Academy of Sciences wrote an open letter to fans in which he said that in preparation for the season last year he worked a lot and was going to make another attempt to return to the sport. He was engaged on an individual schedule, which allowed us to gain a good physical shape and show good results on the world Cup. Despite this, at the moment, the Academy considers insufficient the current form for the successful conduct of yet another season.The athlete explained that it is difficult to fully exercise because of knee pain, treatment which takes a lot of time. In addition, Ana appeared and other injuries. In this regard, he decided to leave the sport.
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“I came to the conclusion that to continue his athletic career on only one motivation is impossible. I think now is a good time, so decided to retire,” said the athlete, and thanked all who helped him during his career.He expressed his gratitude to Russia, which supported him in difficult period of his life, so he returned to the sport. “My task in Russia, where short track was not developed, was the promotion of our sport,” added Ahn, stressing that this goal has been achieved, having achieved good results at the Olympics in Sochi in 2014.
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We will remind, in 2011, Viktor Ahn received Russian citizenship after the break, which he did due to injury, and began to represent Russia. At the Olympics in Sochi, he won three gold medals. An already announced his retirement, but returned to the sport before the season 2019/2020.
