“I dreamed of gold, but having received silver, I am glad that I managed to realize my goal, dream, I have a medal of the Games, this is great.
Am I the smallest here?
I agree with the coach, I perform mainly in 53 kg, I have to be the most nimble here, "- quotes the words of Minina" Match TV ".
She also admitted that she was engaged in rhythmic gymnastics until the age of 10, but then ended up in taekwondo, where stretching came in handy.
According to her, she is happy after winning the medal.
“Have you met your rival in the final earlier?
Personally, no, we were supposed to meet in the final of the 2019 World Cup, but she did not make it there.
There was a great fight in the finals, but not in my favor.
At the training camp, I was pumping up, preparing my muscles, I was ready to compete in a heavier category.
Now I want to go home, reboot and live the moment that I am a medalist of the Games.
I really want my mother’s okroshka right now, ”added Minina.
Minina won silver at the Olympics in the weight category up to 57 kg, losing in the final to American Anastasia Zolotich.
Earlier, the Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin congratulated Minina on silver in taekwondo at the Olympics.