Two years ago, I didn't even think about this: Guryeva
ANI
28 Jul 2021, 03:18 GMT+10
Tokyo [Japan], July 27 (ANI): Turkmenistan weightlifter Polina Guryeva, who won her nation's first-ever Olympic medal on Tuesday in the ongoing Tokyo Games, said she never thought about achieving the feat two years ago.
Guryeva won a silver medal after lifting 217kg in the women's 59kg Olympic Weightlifting event at Tokyo 2020. The 21-year-old thanked her coach and said it was him who pushed her towards victory.
"I would like to thank my coach and just because of him I am here and a silver medallist. Two years ago, I didn't even think about this," Olympics.com quoted Guryeva as saying.