Azamat Hosonov won the silver medal at the U23 World Wrestling Championship and confirmed that he is the new … star of Greek Wrestling.
The champion, with a … smile on his face, spoke about his great success in the event, his dreams, as well as the meaning for him to fight with the Greek flag on his chest.
The interview of Azamat Khosonov in detail
Azamat, you won the silver medal at the U23 World Wrestling Championship. A few days have passed since your huge success, how do you feel?
“I am very happy that I managed to have my first medal in a big international event. “I am very happy with the success, because it proves that hard work and effort are rewarded.”
At the award ceremony you look quite sad, did you want the gold?
“I do not hide from you that I wanted to win the gold medal and become a world champion. In my first participation I wanted to justify and thank those who believed in me in Greece. But I’m not upset. I reached the final and won the silver medal, which is undoubtedly a great success “.
How important is it for you to play with the national team of Greece?
“It is a great honor to fight for Greece, the country that” gave birth “to the Olympic Games. I am excited and I wish to have a similar continuation in the future “.
What are your goals for the next period?
“I want to continue to bring distinctions and medals. To have a continuity in the category at a high level and through the successes to help even more in the promotion of the sport. Apart from the distinctions in the European and World Championships, my big goal is to be able to compete with the colors of Greece in the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 “.
George Pilidis was also distinguished at the World Championship with the gold medal he won. What is your opinion about him?
“George is a great athlete. I was very happy for the gold medal he won. I knew he was a very good wrestler and he was great in the event. He deserved the gold. We have a very good relationship and before the final he came to me and gave me advice. The future belongs to him and I wish him to reach very high “.
Finally, what is your cooperation and what is your opinion about Amiran Kardanov?
“We have a very good cooperation with Amiran. Apart from being a good coach, he is a man with whom we communicate very well. They can easily understand what they want from each other. He has helped me a lot with his experience and his instructions for winning this medal and I thank him very much for that “.
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