Ukrainian Maryan Zakalnitsky supported Russian walkers who were not allowed to the European Athletics Championships in Berlin. He told about this in an interview immediately after the victory at a distance of 50 km. He admitted that Russians are leaders in this sport, so without them it's not so interesting to compete. "It would be nice for me to come forward, compete and win with all the strongest. I would like to test their strength in the dispute with them (with the Russians) ", - quotes him" Sport Express ". Zakalnitsky stressed that he hopes for a quick excuse for our athletes. According to him, it is necessary to punish only those who actually used dope, and all "pure" athletes should compete in tournaments.