“All this (speaking in a neutral status) makes me sad. But these thoughts must be immediately driven away from yourself. In fact, we are all friends, we all support each other. No matter what t-shirt we are in, we are united. You just have to endure, endure this moment. This is my favorite phrase now, ”said Lasicki in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Lasickene also noted that it is necessary to show the result regardless of the form in which Russian athletes perform.
“In no case should you allow this situation to break you down, to doubt your strength. We are not a T-shirt. We are strong with our result, with love for our work, ”the athlete added.
Russian athletes have been forced to appear in neutral status since 2015 - it was then that the All-Russian Athletics Federation was suspended and temporarily deprived of membership in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
Previously, Lasickene said that she has no goal to set a world record.