Lilia Akhaimova is taking a break after the Olympic Games and cheering on her teammates to do well at the 2021 World Championships this week:
“I’m going to follow the performances of our girls and cheer on them as hard as possible. I don’t know very well how they are feeling after the Olympic Games but Gelya Melnikova is a very experienced athlete and capable of proving herself in this situation. Vlada Urazova has much less experience but she’s already competed at the Olympic Games and World Championships this year, so we are right to expect from her and Angelina the best results in the all-around. And for the other young girls, this competition is very important for gaining experience.”
Akhaimova told TASS that she hasn’t made any decision regarding her comeback and isn’t ruling out coming back for the European Championships next year. Right now, her focus is on her health:
“For now, I’m training at home and taking care of my health. All the plans are still in place. And even though I’m not yet allowed some difficult training loads because of the treatment, I’m training every day.”
