I.I .: I watched your performance in Lotoshino. What went wrong?

VA .: Everything went as I expected. I was never the best on the left hand. The draw has laid down so that we met with Bulenkov in the first match, fought like hell and I could not continue normally.

I.I .: Bulenkov Sasha was able to show his best form in a duel, did he surprise you?

VA .: No, there was no surprise for me. Rather, I surprised him. Because we fought with him before and he had won pretty easily on left hand. In this match, I gave him a good fight. I will continue to work on my left hand improvement.

I.I .: Did you have any tactical errors during the match?

VA .: There seemed to be no mistakes. I did not have enough endurance on the left, but in everything else it was all according to plan.

I.I .: Has Bulenkov’s training level changed technically? Will he be able to show his best fight in the Championship of Russia and international tournaments?

VA .: I do not know if it has changed or not. In fact, Sasha always shows a good fight. But of course he will be able to show the best fight, nobody becomes a honored master of sports just like this.

I.I .: How is your preparation for Russia’s? Your coach, Khadzhimurat Zoloyev, made some amendments after your struggle in Lotoshino?

VA .: Preparation goes on. I decided to have some rest after Lotoshino, and then I'm ready. Khadzhi corrected nothing in the preparation, because there is nothing to correct, I think.

I.I .: Vadim, today the separation of armwrestling amateurs and professionals is being actively discussed. Where do you see yourself in 3 years and why?

VA .: I can not say what will happen tomorrow, because everything in the hands of God. But I enjoy the process of amateur armwrestling: Championship of Russia itself is worth something, European and the World Championships. Most likely, I will perform in amateurs.

I.I .: Who of American athletes would you like to meet?

VA .: If it is my weight class, then it is Jeff Hale. On the right hand I would like to fight with Travis Bagent.

I.I .: Speaking about Sasho Andreev, in your opinion, is he a unique talent or the result of special secret training techniques of Bulgarian coaches?

VA .: Regarding Sasho, it seems to me that such a rapid progress that he demonstrated between European Championship and the World Championship last year is practically impossible with natural training. The situation with the doping control results delay brings up a question about someone interested in it.

I.I .: What should new athletes do to win?

VA .: I myself was once a newcomer and trained by my own. Invented workouts myself. I had no coach. Then fate brought me to Moscow, and I met Khadzhimurat Zoloev, and everything went fine. So, my friends, the main thing is to stay hardy and only then something can be done. Otherwise - nothing happens!

Talked Ilya Izman