Posted:
09.07.2024 14:55:09
Jump to the podium
Belarusian trampolinists have checked their readiness for the Paris 2024 Olympics at the World Cup in Portugal
Belarusian trampolinist Ivan Litvinovich
Ivan Litvinovich is the winner of the final stage of the Trampoline World Cup in Coimbra, Portugal. The Belarusian athlete performed very well during the whole tournament — he showed the best qualifying result and left no chance for his rivals in the final. The second place was taken by Chinese Weijian Fu, and Frenchman Pierre Gouzou closed the top three in the overall standings. Litvinovich has climbed the podium more than once at the previous stages of the World Cup this season. Thus, he won bronze medals in Baku and Cottbus. The competition in Coimbra was the last test of strength for the athletes before the Paris 2024 Olympics, for which two of Belarusian trampolinists have been selected: Ivan Litvinovich and Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya.
The final stage of the World Cup was unsuccessful for Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya. She did not qualify, and the best result among Belarusian girls was demonstrated by Katsiaryna Yarshova, who took sixth place in Coimbra. Another future participant of the Olympic Games in Paris, Russian Anzhela Bladtceva ascended the podium in the women’s competitions — she secured second place at the tournament. Bladtceva has repeatedly shown solid results at the World Cup stages this season. She became a silver medallist in Baku, and a winner in Arosa, Switzerland.
The Olympics in Paris kick off in less than three weeks, and the results shown by our athletes at the tournaments preceding the Olympic Games confirm their high readiness for the major competition of the four-year period. Alas, not every Belarusian athlete who has won an Olympic licence is allowed to go to Paris to take part in the high-profile sporting event.
Nearly four dozen Belarusian athletes have qualified for the Olympics in Paris, yet securing a licence does not guarantee their participation in the Games. Despite the fact that all athletes from Belarus and Russia have received a neutral status in order to be able to compete at international competitions, a specially created IOC commission has eliminated in the course of inspections a significant part of those who in a fair contest won their right to perform in Paris. According to the list recently published by the International Olympic Committee, Belarusian swimmers Ilya Shymanovich, Anastasiya Shkurdai and Alina Zmushka, as well as taekwondo athlete Georgii Gurtsiev have been admitted to the Olympic competitions. In addition, 14 more athletes have a chance to compete at the Paris Olympics — they plan to contend for awards in trampoline jumping, Greco-Roman wrestling, cycling, rowing, kayaking and canoeing, bullet shooting, weightlifting and tennis.
The Russian team is expected to have even fewer representatives at the Paris Olympics. As sports.ru reports, only 13 athletes have confirmed their participation in the Games so far. More quotas are available, but not all athletes are ready to perform in Paris in a neutral status and without national symbols. Thus, the Russian Wrestling and Judo Federations have refused to send athletes to the Paris Olympics. In this regard, Russians will compete at the Olympics in cycling, canoeing, swimming, trampoline jumping, and tennis.
The final stage of the World Cup was unsuccessful for Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya. She did not qualify, and the best result among Belarusian girls was demonstrated by Katsiaryna Yarshova, who took sixth place in Coimbra. Another future participant of the Olympic Games in Paris, Russian Anzhela Bladtceva ascended the podium in the women’s competitions — she secured second place at the tournament. Bladtceva has repeatedly shown solid results at the World Cup stages this season. She became a silver medallist in Baku, and a winner in Arosa, Switzerland.
The Olympics in Paris kick off in less than three weeks, and the results shown by our athletes at the tournaments preceding the Olympic Games confirm their high readiness for the major competition of the four-year period. Alas, not every Belarusian athlete who has won an Olympic licence is allowed to go to Paris to take part in the high-profile sporting event.
Nearly four dozen Belarusian athletes have qualified for the Olympics in Paris, yet securing a licence does not guarantee their participation in the Games. Despite the fact that all athletes from Belarus and Russia have received a neutral status in order to be able to compete at international competitions, a specially created IOC commission has eliminated in the course of inspections a significant part of those who in a fair contest won their right to perform in Paris. According to the list recently published by the International Olympic Committee, Belarusian swimmers Ilya Shymanovich, Anastasiya Shkurdai and Alina Zmushka, as well as taekwondo athlete Georgii Gurtsiev have been admitted to the Olympic competitions. In addition, 14 more athletes have a chance to compete at the Paris Olympics — they plan to contend for awards in trampoline jumping, Greco-Roman wrestling, cycling, rowing, kayaking and canoeing, bullet shooting, weightlifting and tennis.
The Russian team is expected to have even fewer representatives at the Paris Olympics. As sports.ru reports, only 13 athletes have confirmed their participation in the Games so far. More quotas are available, but not all athletes are ready to perform in Paris in a neutral status and without national symbols. Thus, the Russian Wrestling and Judo Federations have refused to send athletes to the Paris Olympics. In this regard, Russians will compete at the Olympics in cycling, canoeing, swimming, trampoline jumping, and tennis.
By Tatiana Pastushenko
