“We can say that I am satisfied with the overall result of the Olympics, for the first time since 2008 we have won more than 70 awards, in terms of the overall result we have exceeded the figure for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, and according to statistics we have exceeded the figure for the 2012 Games in London,” Pozdnyakov wrote on Instagram.
In his opinion, every Russian athlete who competed at the Olympic Games is a hero, since sometimes he had to fight not only with rivals, but also with the judges.
“The undisputed leaders of our team were wrestlers, fencers and shooters.
Taekwondo masters, gymnasts and swimmers performed successfully.
The synchronized swimmers showed the highest class.
I am very happy for Maria Lasitskene - as already said, she had a long and thorny path to gold, ”the head of the ROC stressed.
He also wished all athletes who stopped a step away from gold to take this step in Paris.
The Russian national team won 71 medals in Tokyo: 20 gold, 28 silver and 23 bronze.
Thus, the Russians took the fifth place in the overall standings and became the third in the total number of medals.
Earlier it was reported that Russia at the Olympic Games-2022 will continue to perform under the flag of the ROC and with Tchaikovsky's music instead of the anthem.