"Nothing to eat at all": Russian gymnastics champion complains about "survival" in the Russian national team

Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova has complained about the terrible nutrition during the training process organized for athletes from the aggressor country. The winner of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics admitted that she barely manages to replenish the necessary calories.

Melnikova wrote about this on her Instagram page, Sport24 reports. The representative of Russian gymnastics, who will boycott the Games in Paris, added that poor nutrition negatively affects the health and readiness of athletes for international competitions.

"Since there is nothing to eat at the base these days, the quality of food and its variety in general has dropped dramatically during the Covid period, I have to survive on vegetables, although I doubt that boiled cabbage is enough for my muscles to recover. Sad, sad, bring back the old days. And a quarter of a grapefruit to boot. Of course, it all looks more than a little funny. But yes. It is what it is," Melnikova explained.

Earlier, the leaders of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team, Dina and Arina Averina, refused to perform at the 2024 Olympic Games and ended their careers.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, the head of Russian rhythmic gymnastics Irina Viner became a laughingstock online after she declared herself out of the politics of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

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