“I have a dream - to jump 2.40”: Ivanyuk about the Znamensky Memorial record, plans for the season and disappointment from the Olympics

— Ilya, you have set a record of the Brothers Znamensky Memorial and showed the best result of the season in the world.

What are the feelings?

— There is a very cool atmosphere here, the organizers tried to make everything colorful.

The only thing is that I would like more viewers.

But even the guys from Bryansk came to me for support.

As for the result, after I won, I decided to try my hand.

And the judges told me: there is an opportunity to break the memorial record.

Therefore, I ordered a height of 2.34 m. To be honest, I did not expect that I would show such a high result.

Still, the lead-up work in training spoke of something else.

It can be said that he jumped higher than he was ready.

- Why did they make only one attempt at a height of 2.38 m?

- I didn’t even expect that I would jump 2.34.

Elementary strength ran out, and the mood too.

You still need to move slowly, step by step, as they say.

There were not all rivals yet, the guys are just being drawn into the season.

In a week at the same stadium we will meet with Mikhail Akimenko, it will be more interesting.

- Why did you set the height to 2.38 m, and not 2.37 or 2.40?

- My personal record is 2.37, so it made sense to try to beat it.

In general, at first I ordered 2.40 for the judges, but then I thought that it was too early.

But I will try during the season.

I have a dream - to show this figure, I will try to implement it.

– When can we expect it?

At the Russian championship?

- If everything goes according to plan, in Bryansk on July 1.

There we will host the Cup of Russia.

Well, if it doesn’t work out, then at the national championship in August.

- You showed the best result of the season in the world.

Does it have special meaning for you?

- I like it more that this is a record of the competition.

In the world someone can jump higher at any moment.

But let the guys there do not relax.

In a week, Misha Akimenko and I will try to arrange something interesting here.

- Judging by your words, you do not experience any problems with motivation.

— Yes, we cannot participate in international competitions, but look at what a wonderful tournament we have organized.

I do not see any differences from those that take place abroad.

Here are all the best athletes, the scenery is beautiful, television is broadcasting, the media is covering it.

What else do you need for motivation?

— Have you already performed at the Luzhniki Northern Core?

- You know, for me this is the most unfortunate stadium.

Here, in 2010, my first international competition took place - the European Championship, which was a qualifying round for the Youth Olympics.

Then it was raining, and I did not take the initial height.

Previously, I had a problem - I could not jump in such weather.

With age, everything got better, 12 years have passed.

At that time, he did not take two meters, but today he set a record.

You say you were not prepared for such a result.

What did help to overcome the height of 2.34 m?

- During the competition, I began to feel myself, felt my body in space and realized what changes should be made to the jump to overcome this height.

I caught the right feeling, I realized that 2.34 can really be taken.

- How was the preparation for the season?

- I will not complain, in general, everything is fine, nominally.

We did not particularly go to the training camp, there is enough home base.

Sometimes we went up to the mountains just to reboot, to get some fresh air.

The only thing is that we just recently found out the competition calendar.

Due to the fact that we will not have international starts, the federation made a gift in the form of a series of competitions "Queen of Sports" - or, maybe, for someone this is a punishment. (

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Interesting start, we'll see how it goes.

This tournament turned out to be a little chaotic, for a long time I could not figure out where to go at the stadium.

I would like to wish the organizers to make a little more information signs.

- Was it difficult to get involved in the training process after Tokyo?

- For me, the Olympic Games were not very successful, because I got injured right on the eve of the competition.

I did not advertise this, because it was no longer possible to replace me, just try to get in shape as quickly as possible and compete for awards in Tokyo.

In general, I showed a good result at the Games - 2.30 m, considering that three days before the start I could not jump at all.

But for myself, I consider the competition a failure, and this became a good motivation.

There was such a correct anger at yourself, which allows you to continue to work on yourself.

Well, the clock is ticking, last year showed that I can jump high, but because of the knee, I did not fully demonstrate my capabilities.

Therefore, it is necessary to realize oneself, so as not to regret the lost time later.