Russian gymnast Aleksandra Soldtova denies that she attempted suicide

The press in her country had ensured that she tried to cut her veins and she says she cut herself preparing breakfast

Russian gymnast Aleksandra Soldtova, world and European champion, denied in social networks that she had attempted suicide by cutting her veins, as previously reported by the local press. “What the press writes is horrible, it is totally false. Yesterday I was going to train, In the morning I prepared breakfast and cut myself, they are things that happen, since the knives are sharp. I'm a gymnast, I'm a rookie in the kitchen“Soldtova said in her coach's Instagram account.

Soldtova, 21, said she decided to go to the hospital after concluding that the wound was better than “closed and healed a professional” than herself. “I went to the hospital, warned the coach to be a little late. The story ended ah. And in the press they write horrible things: that the veins are cut, “he explained, arguments backed by his coach, Anna Diachenko. In addition, he insisted that he is perfectly well, to continue with his workouts and confirm that he will compete in the upcoming tournaments.

Supposedly, Soldtova herself assured the press before that she had committed “a fool.” “I was scared and immediately ran to the hospital,” he added, after what the Russian Olympic Committee gave him a “speedy recovery.” According to Russian press reports, Soldtova went to the Sklifosovski Institute in Moscow on his own foot, where doctors discovered marks on his left grimace, although they have ruled that his life is not in danger. Some media reported that 21-year-old Soldtova has been diagnosed with bulimia in the hospital.

The president of the Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Irina Viner-Usmnova, had said two days before Soldtova will not compete soon in a tournament in Moscow due to a health problem. Soldtova, who won his first individual gold in 2018 in a World Cup in the form of tape, although before he had hung several gold medals by teams, was not included in the team that went last year to the Bak World Cup.

In Spain

The gymnast, who taught classes on the island of Tenerife two weeks ago, He seemed to have few options to join the team that will attend the Olympic Games this summer from Tokyo after losing the position in favor of Yekaterina Selezniova.

Last May it had been exhibited in the World Cup gymnastics event held in the Spanish city of Guadalajara, in which the five individual gold medals that were at stake were hung.

Soldtova, very popular for his photos on social networks, especially on Instagram, has suffered for years the fierce competition that exists between Russian gymnasts to enter the national team. In the previous Olympic cycle, Yana Kudryavtseva and Margarita Mamun were the leaders and, after their withdrawal, the selection team was taken by the twins Dina and Arina Averina, which are distributed worldwide and European titles