Member of the Russian national athletics team Andrei Lukin supported the ban of vapes in Karelia

According to the Karelian track and field athlete, two-time champion of Russia in the 200 meters running Andrey Lukin, one of the directions of the fight against vaping smoking should be an alternative trend for sports and a healthy lifestyle. The athlete expressed this opinion at a round table in the Parliament of Karelia, which discussed the initiative of the Head of the Republic Artur Parfenchikov to ban from March 1, 2027 retail sale of vapes, liquids for them and other electronic nicotine delivery systems.

Andrei Lukin, a Karelian track and field athlete and two-time champion of Russia in the 200-meter run, is convinced that vapes are no less dangerous to health than conventional cigarettes. In his opinion, it is important to popularize sports and a healthy lifestyle as a modern alternative to bad habits.

“It should be a trend towards a sporty, healthy lifestyle and sports. And it is necessary to convey this to the youth, the younger generation through communication channels that are understandable to them, for example, social networks, through opinion leaders, correct Karelian bloggers, the athlete said.

Earlier it was reported about the performance of the athlete in Chelyabinsk.