David Popovici decided to retire from the Marek Petrusewicz Memorial in Wroclaw (Poland). The Romanian athlete did not take part in the 100-meter freestyle and 50-meter butterfly (scheduled for the second day of the competition), reports CS Dinamo.

David Popovich decided to withdraw due to a possible injury

“In the 50m freestyle final on Friday night, he finished incorrectly and took an elbow. It’s the safest sport, but it still happens. The medical team immediately intervened and the decision was made to stop him.

We don’t take any chances. National competitions – in two weeks, Europeans – in six weeks. David trained this morning, he’ll do it in the afternoon, but it’s better to protect him,” said his coach, Adrian Radulescu.

David Popovici won the 200m freestyle on day one and finished 5th in the 50m freestyle (21.84 seconds).

Know:

• Two weeks ago, David Popovich participated in the Michel Balli Memorial in Switzerland, where he returned with four gold medals.

• Two-time European 100m and 200m freestyle champion swimmer David Popovici is actively preparing for the European Short Course Championships in Otopeni (December 5-10), coach Adrian Redulescu said, but will not be at the 2024 World Championships in Doha. (February 2-18) to focus on the Olympics in Paris.