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8 July 2023, 17:35
The 19-year-old sprinter broke records that had stood since the times of the USSR! We talked to him
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Konstantin Krylov
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Konstantin Krylov is now the fastest man in Russia.
Over the weekend in Yekaterinburg, he broke two national junior records that had stood since 1990. Krylov was not born yet - he was only 19.
Now national achievements under the age of 20 look like this: 100 meters - 10.15 seconds (and this is the result of the semi-finals), 200 meters - 20.42. Both results are the best in the Russian season and among adults too.
So that you understand the scale: Krylov is only five hundredths of a second away from the country’s record (10.10). Absolutely ordinary numbers by modern standards (now 10.10 is approximately the 70th result of the season in the world), but in Russia no one has run faster since 2006. And the first national record was set in 1986 by Nikolai Yushmanov (it was repeated in 2006 by Andrei Epishin).
Even in winter, Krylov surpassed the ancient (1979!) national junior record in the 60-meter race. Now he has all the junior achievements in the sprint and has come close to the adults.
We met the fastest teenager in the country.
How did you get the record? “I thought the electronics were broken. Nothing in the training indicated such a result.”
– After two records in Yekaterinburg, people started talking about you. Do you feel like you woke up famous?
- There is such a thing. It was funny when in the locker room or in the cafeteria people were talking about me, I stood next to me, and they did not recognize me and continued to discuss.
– Back in early June, you ran the 100-meter dash in 10.51. What happened in Yekaterinburg?
– I didn’t expect such results at all. Nothing in the training said it would be much faster than 10.50. My goal for the season was to run 10.30 - this would be enough for a junior record. And suddenly in the preliminary it was 10.22, although I didn’t really strain myself there.
At first I thought: the electronics must have broken. Either the distance was shorter than 100 meters, or the wind was blowing too strong at the back... Well, it couldn’t be otherwise! But as it turned out, everything was okay, this is really my result.
In the semi-finals I already tensed up and ran 10.15. It's a pity we couldn't add more in the finale. But I was a little slow at the start, and got tired by the end of the day.
– The next day you set a Russian record in the 200-meter dash and a very respectable 20.42. Did you sleep at night?
– I slept very well. Why be nervous, this is pure arithmetic: knowing your speed for 100 meters, you can easily calculate how long it will take you to run 200. That’s roughly what happened.
– At the competitions in Yekaterinburg there was a doping control so that your records would be counted?
– I slept very well. Why be nervous, this is pure arithmetic: knowing your speed for 100 meters, you can easily calculate how long it will take you to run 200. That’s roughly what happened.
– At the competitions in Yekaterinburg there was a doping control so that your records would be counted?
– I don’t know for sure whether there was control at the competitions, but personally no samples were taken from me. I don’t know if the result will be counted now. But in principle, I don’t bother: almost the whole season is still ahead, there will be other starts. I'll try to run even better.
– Do you know the heroes of the Russian sprint whose records you are now trying to take away?
– I met Andrey Epishin at a competition in Moscow in winter and took a photo with him. And Vladimir Krylov, who holds the 200-meter record, awarded me.
Wow, Krylov chose sprinting over football, without thinking about money
– You’re from Krasnoyarsk, which doesn’t seem to be the most athletics region. How did you end up on the track?
– My older sister was the first to start studying. And then I was brought in so that I wouldn’t be a fool at home. At first we trained at school, with a physical education teacher in a regular gym. Then Olga Mikhailovna Prokopik and I went to the “Shipovka Youth” and even became winners in the team competition. And then I ended up in the group of Sergei Sergeevich Panteleev.
– Judging by the photo, do you also play football?
– I used to play professionally, until I was 15 years old I played in the Rassvet youth team. I combined it with athletics, doing two workouts a day. But then I still had to choose, and I chose running - I prefer it.
Krylov - fourth from left in the bottom row
– Have you ever thought that football players earn a lot of money, but in the Russian sprint there is not much money and prospects?
– I didn’t think about it. Who thinks like that at 14-15 years old? I figured out what I liked best and went there.
And to be honest, I didn’t particularly stand out in football. I was first only in general physical training: endurance, pull-ups - here, after all, the base from athletics had an effect. Even in terms of speed, there were guys faster than me. And I was an all-rounder: I ran all over the field and didn’t get tired.
“I follow the regime perfectly. The last two months." Pizza and shawarma are easy for Krylov
– What are the conditions for training in Krasnoyarsk?
– There are no problems in the summer – we work at the stadium. In winter there is an arena with 4 tracks and a straight line of about 50 meters. If you run 60 there, then you will run into the wall. The paths are narrow, but they have adjusted well.
– At the same time, you have never been to a training camp before. Why is that?
- Well, first of all, I only showed results in the winter to be invited somewhere. Secondly, I’m not alone in the group, there are other guys. If the coach and I leave, what will they do at home?
In general, I’m interested in how everything works at the training camp, I would love to go. Let's see if it can work out somehow.
– Have you thought about changing the region? A top sprinter can’t train 7 months a year in an arena where there isn’t even a track of the required length...
– I didn’t even think about it. I have a coach, a team, but I can’t take one and go somewhere. It's the same story as with fees. And there are no prerequisites that the result will stall. In such conditions, you can also progress! I am sure that if the coach feels that I am missing something, he will take some steps.
– Judging by your photos, you have grown a lot in recent years.
– Apparently, hormones, but I really feel like a different person. For the last six months my growth has stopped at 182 cm. And my weight is constantly growing, even compared to winter I have gained two kilograms. I don’t do anything special for this, I train as usual – and the muscles grow.
Krylov - on the right
– Are you disciplined in training?
– Well, how can I say... I do high-speed work responsibly, but I don’t like all sorts of restoration things. I’m too lazy to do stretching, even though I mentally understand that it’s necessary. I eat what I want: pizza, shawarma - it’s easy. I follow the regime perfectly. The last two months, for sure. Before that, to be honest, everything was bad.
- How is that?
– I could have overslept, but my coach is strict: if he started warming up not an hour 20, but an hour 10 before training, he will scold me. But I have become more serious; lately there have been no questions.
– Does the group where you train have sparring? Is anyone close to you in terms of results?
– The nearest guy loses to me by about a second on a hundred. That's quite a lot. But it seems to me that if someone was breathing down my back, it would only be worse. And so I work calmly, without being distracted by anyone.
“We had to carry pig carcasses out of the truck. But the foreman said that we are small guys for this.” What kind of part-time job is this?
– Where do you study?
- Now - nowhere. This year I was expelled from SFU (Siberian Federal University - Sports.ru). At the Unified State Examination I took mathematics, computer science and Russian. When the time came to choose an institute, I looked where I was going and ended up at the technical faculty of Siberian Federal University. But the mathematics there is very difficult, it didn’t work for me. Kicked out after the first semester.
– What are your plans with your studies now?
– I’ll definitely apply again, but in a year. For now I have thoughts about the physical education department, but perhaps I’ll come up with something else interesting.
– You have a photo with a lawnmower on your profile. Where is this from?
– A couple of years ago I worked as a lawn mower at a cemetery. All my friends went to work in the summer, so I wanted to too.
The work is actually excellent. It’s not difficult, and there are a lot of stories left from there. For example, I once caught a man who was walking through graves and stealing candy. Or somehow the guy got confused and drank diesel fuel.
Last summer I also worked part-time, but as a loader. It was necessary to carry pig carcasses from the truck. But the foreman saw us and said: you guys are small. And I ended up washing the container in which the pigs were butchered.
– Do you now need to earn extra money?
- No, I have enough of everything. In Krasnoyarsk I receive a salary, normal money.
Krylov wants to go to the Olympics in Paris? Is it really possible to get there?
– You said that your favorite sprinter is Maurice Greene. Why not Usain Bolt?
– Green is the most technical, my coach often uses him as an example. Probably because he and I are about the same height and run with similar technique. Bolt is also cool, but in terms of anthropometry we are completely different.
– Are you thinking about the Olympic Games in Paris?
– I just recently looked at the standards. In principle, 10.00 in the 100-meter dash and 20.16 in the 200 are real numbers. Especially considering that there is still a whole year ahead. This, as experience shows, is a huge period.
– Do you miss international competitions?
– It’s hard to say, I’ve never been there. While I’m just starting out, it’s very interesting for me to run in Russia. But then, of course, I want to compete somewhere abroad. I really believe that I will have such an opportunity.
P.S. We contacted the All-Russian Athletics Federation. Both results of Konstantin Krylov will be presented for approval to the ARAF Presidium as new national records among athletes under 20 years old.
At the Russian Championships in Yekaterinburg there really was no competitive doping control. However, Krylov is part of RUSADA's registered testing pool and regularly takes out-of-competition tests. This should be enough to ratify the record.
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Photo: instagram.com/kostembonovembo; Gettyimages.ru/G. N. Lowrance/Staff; rusathletics.info
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