Olympic champion Dmitriy Balandin, 23, is seriously thinking retiring from the sport of swimming. Now, the only thing that needed to seal this matter is an official announcement that the champion might give soon after the Asian Games are over.
The Kazakhstan’s Olympic gold medalist, unfortunately, has dealt with several serious injuries since the 2016 Rio Olympics where the champion won the 200-meter breaststroke.
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During the last Asian Games which were four years ago in 2014, Balandin was able to grab three medals, winning all three breaststroke championships.
“I don’t know what my life is going to be after the Asian Games,” he told The Associated Press.
“Maybe I finish swimming after Asian Games, but I don’t know now. Really, I am a little bit tired for swimming. I’ve won all I wanted in my swimming career. I have some trouble with my health. It’s really good to be back at the Asian Games again,” he added.
“I try to repeat my result from Incheon but I (couldn’t) swim the 200. I’ll try to win the 100 and the 50. I don’t know how I’ll swim here because my opponents from Japan and China are really great swimmers.”
