Among the athletes there is Belarusian record holder in marathon Olga Mazurenok. At the same time, athletes have decided not to fly to Rio f 2 weeks before the start, the time for acclimatization is not required. On the contrary, the athletes are going not have time to feel the difference in time zones.
Svetlana Kudelich, silver medalist of the European Championships in the women's 3,000 meters:
"This is a celebration, especially for athletes. Because it is once in four years, this cycle that you are ready and you go. This is very important in this respect, the start of every four years. I would like to show my form in full. Of course, many countries have a lot of strong athletes going on these games. It's inspiring. "
Competitions for our marathon will begin on August 14.
