A Muscovite swam 85 meters under the ice of Lake Baikal
Muscovite Ekaterina Nekrasova set the world record for swimming under ice without a wetsuit - 85 meters.
The Russian woman covered the distance on Lake Baikal in one and a half minutes and improved the previous achievement by 15 meters at once.
Even the harsh climatic conditions did not prevent the record.
On the day of the swim, the air temperature in the area was -22 ºC, and the water was around freezing.
Moreover, Nekrasova sank under the ice without any scuba diving equipment.
She was wearing only a swimsuit and a hat.
The woman is not going to stop at what she has achieved, and this year she plans to take the 100-meter mark.
“In fact, it is very difficult even for a trained athlete.
Imagine how many workouts it takes to relax in ice water.
It takes many years to work on yourself for the body to react to the cold.
We do not recommend repeating this to the unprepared, "Komsomolskaya Pravda in Irkutsk quotes Andrei Bugai, president of the Pribaikalsky hardening and winter swimming club, who helped Nekrasova with organizing the swim.
Game of Thrones actor fights first fight
Meanwhile, the Icelander Haftor Bjornsson also managed to win a kind of victory over himself.
The athlete and actor, best known for his role as Grigor Kligan, nicknamed "The Mountain" in the TV series "Game of Thrones," made his boxing debut.
Irishman Stephen Ward became the first contender of the multiple prize-winner of the competition for the title of "Strongest Man of the Planet".
The show fight took place in Dubai on January 15 and was broadcast on television.
The Icelander did not succeed in winning, despite the serious superiority in size.
Björnsson, whose height is 206 cm and weighs more than 150 kg, was about 60 kg heavier than his opponent.
However, the fight ended in a draw.
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The actor is not going to stop there.
In September, Haftor is due to meet with another representative of the power extreme Eddie Hall.
The conflict between them erupted over a dispute over who owns the world deadlift record.
The men decided to allow him in the ring.
By the way, the weight of the British is 160 kg, and therefore the fight between them is called the heaviest in history.
Football goalkeeper ended his career for business
But 23-year-old football goalkeeper Anthony Svolfs suddenly decided to end his career.
At the same time, the young goalkeeper cannot be called absolutely hopeless.
At home in Belgium, he defended the colors of such teams as Mechelen, Gent and Waasland-Beveren.
The young man started the current season with Dordrecht, which plays in the Netherlands' second strongest division.
Svolfs played all 20 matches in the current league season, and in the last game with Volendam he even played to zero.
However, Anthony decided to focus on business, as recently he had to combine football with investment management.
“I have my own company with a partner.
I help people invest in the financial market.
I can no longer combine this business with a football career.
I am convinced that I will not be able to continue to devote myself to these two areas 100%.
I've been trying to combine for eight months now, and it's impossible.
The moment of parting may seem strange, but I gave Dordrecht enough time to find a successor, ”AD Swolfs is quoted as saying.
Cameroon's victory after the witchcraft ritual
There is still a strong belief in otherworldly forces in African football.
Many local teams still believe that magic can help them win.
Another confirmation of this came from the African Cup of Nations, in which not legionnaires take part, but only players participating in the national championships of their countries.
And the very first match between the hosts of the tournament - Cameroon - and Zimbabwe ended in a scandal.
Before the game, the head coach of the guests, Zdravko Logarushic, photographed a dead bat lying on the stadium lawn, accompanying the photo with the inscription "Witchcraft in Cameroon."
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The killing of this animal is part of a black magic ritual called juju.
It is believed to bring good luck to the team.
It is not surprising that African footballers have resorted to this method many times.
For example, during the 2017 African Youth Cup final between Senegal and Zambia, Senegalese Ibrahima Ndiaye pulled a dead bat straight out of his leggings and threw it into the opponent's goal.
It is not known how much magic helped Cameroonians, but in the opening match of the home tournament, they won with a minimum score.
Evseev parked the bus
Former head coach of "Amkar" and "Ufa" Vadim Evseev gave an unusual interview to Sports.ru.
In particular, during the conversation, the journalist suggested that the specialist park a real bus.
The fact is that Evseev's teams are famous for their defensive style of play and often, as the fans say, "put the bus" at their own gates.
The coach coped with an unusual task successfully.
However, this should not be surprising, because while playing for the Belarusian "Torpedo-BelAZ" Yevseev once drove a 220-ton "BelAZ".
“I parked, everything is fine.
It's easier to park your car at home, the bus is big.
In general, it is more difficult to travel by bus than to play football, ”Yevseev admitted.
Also during the interview, the journalist invited the six-time Russian champion to look at parodies of himself performed by commentator Pyotr Kuznetsov.
Evseev appreciated the video in which he "sings in karaoke" and gains only five points, and did not hide his laughter.
“Great in general.
Come on, do more.
True, I did not recognize myself, but everything is fine, ”the specialist joked.
Scandalous confessions of the Olympic champion
In Greece, a scandal flares up with the participation of the 2004 Olympic champion Sofia Bekatoru.
She accused a senior official of the National Sailing Federation of sexual assault, without giving his name.
According to her, this episode took place back in 1998, when the athlete turned 21, but then she was afraid to talk about it so as not to have problems with continuing her career.
23 years later, Bekatoru decided to reveal the secret that she had kept to herself for a long time.
A few days after the statement, the vice-president of the federation, Aristeidis Adamopoulos, resigned from his post, and also left the ruling New Democracy party, but rejected all accusations against him.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Chairman of the National Olympic Committee Spyros Kapralos expressed their support for the Olympic champion.
And the President of the country Katerina Sakellaropulu on January 18 personally met with Bekatoru.
In turn, the famous wrestler Amy Dumas (Lita) admitted that in 2006 the head of WWE Vince McMahon forced her to take part in a bed scene as part of one of the shows.
According to the woman, the functionary wanted her, along with her boyfriend Edge, to portray sexual intercourse in front of the fans.
Dumas refused, but McMahon threatened her with dismissal.
Even the intercession of the wrestling stars did not help.
As a result, Lita still took part in the scandalous scene, but then left the WWE.
In 2014, she was inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame.
The death of a CSKA pupil at the age of 39
On January 17, former CSKA football player Sergei Rodin passed away.
He passed away at the age of 39.
According to the famous agent Alexei Safonov, the ex-striker "just did not wake up."
Safonov also called him "one of the most unrealized" army players.
In his youth, Rodin showed great promise and made his debut at CSKA at the age of 18 under the leadership of Oleg Dolmatov.
However, Sergei did not manage to play in his native team.
In 2000, he played five matches for the red and blue in the Russian championship, after which he moved to Kuban.
The footballer was not destined to return to the elite division.
He defended the colors of Kristall, Metallurg-Kuzbass, Vidnoye, Anzhi, and ended his career in 2011 at Sokol Saratov.
The striker also played one match for the youth national team of Russia and eight for the youth team.
According to Rodin's close friend, ex-captain of the national team Roman Shirokov, Sergei recently received a coaching license and was looking for work.
He is survived by a wife and an adopted child.