On the court all rivals, and in life - friends. The winner of the YuOI in breaking the Nightingale shared his impressions

The winner of the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games George Solovey shared his impressions at the end of the breaking tournament in Senegal. This was reported in the press service of the NOC, writes sb.by.

Our compatriot took the third place among 12 participants in Dakar, he won four battles out of six at the tournament. In the semifinals, he lost to the representative of China, before that, at the group stage, the Belarusian lost to a peer from Poland, from whom he took revenge in the match for bronze.

George Solovey admitted that it was very difficult for him to dance in the heat of +35 ° C:

- I've been dancing for two days. Asian guys have always been leaders on the world stage, they have always been the biggest competitors. It was my first battle with them. For me, this is a great experience, I have drawn conclusions for myself and will work on it. Everyone knows each other. All our lives we traveled together, communicated with each other, we know each other well, so we have friendship. We go into battle, we're enemies there, but then we're friends. Someone lost, someone won, it doesn't matter, we're still friends. As I danced, I knew the chances of winning were huge. So I had no anxiety, no uncertainty. I knew absolutely everything that could happen.

The young man thanked the coach, who had a huge impact on his participation and the result, and the family for their support.

- It is a pity that my grandfather, who passed away a year ago, is not watching me now. Because of this, I let down a tear at the award ceremony, it was emotionally difficult, the prize-winner of the YOI added. Belarusian Georgy Solovey won bronze in breaking at the Youth Olympics in Dakar

The head of the NOC congratulated George Solovy on winning the bronze of the Youth Olympic Games