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07 Aug. 2021 / 09:33

Moldovan rower Serghei Tarnovschi won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games

Moldovan rower Serghei Tarnovschi won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. He covered the distance of 1000 meters in 4: 06.069. The Brazilian champion became the Brazilian Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos (4: 04.408), and the silver medal was won by the Chinese Hao Liu (4: 05.724), informs the National Olympic and Sports Committee of the Republic of Moldova.

"It was not easy. I had less than a 2 hour break after the semifinal fight. It takes character to resist. For me, it was the most important thing to reach the final because I dueled with Olympic, world and European champions ", said Serghei Tarnovschi in an interview for the olympic.md website.

The performer says that in the final "it was not easy either, because although it was warm it was a strong wind".

"I am glad that I won the bronze just like in Rio and I proved that I deserve this medal. I am happy that I won a medal for Moldova ", said Serghei Tarnovschi.

The athlete told how before coming to Japan he trained for two weeks at the base in Ghidighici with Nicolae Juravschi and his brother Oleg Tarnovschi. "Then for two weeks I had a camp in Japan. Thanks to the hosts for the accommodation. They helped us a lot with the accommodation ", mentioned at the end of the interview the bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Serghei Tarnovschi.

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