Penza, 19 March 2014. PenzaNews. Diver Ilya Zakharov performing for the Penza region will have to skip the second stage of the World Series to be held in Dubai on March 20-22, due to chickenpox.
According to the head coach of Russia Oleg Zaytsev, the athlete felt ill after the first stage of the competition.
“Every time he goes to China, something happens to him. Last year, he broke his arm, and now chickenpox. He will certainly not perform in Dubai. I doubt that he will be able to participate in the next stage in London on April 25-27. We are lucky that the rest of the team got immunity as children, including Evgeny Kuznetsov. Therefore, they are not threatened,” the coach said.
Earlier, at the stage of the World Series in Beijing Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov won gold in a three-meter synchronized diving springboard, the Internet service “” reported.
