ALEKSANDRA AKAEVA BEFORE THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 09:20 04/04/2012 An interview with a Russian disabled class representative. Sport and privacy. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Aleksandra Akaeva Age: 18 this year Occupation: Kaliningrad Job: student Interests: armwrestling, athletics, tennis Hobby: book The most important feature in people: kindness and honesty Inspiration: Sea The most important thing in life: Self-development How long have you been practicing armwrestling? Aleksandra: I’ve been training for 7 years. At the beginning, my trainer was a woman, for 5 years. I’ve been training with a man for 2 years only and then I began to fight really well. I treat him as a father. Who is your trainer? Aleksandra: Svetlana Samolina at the beginning and now Sergey Popov. What are your sports achievements? Aleksandra: I won gold and silver at the European Championship in 65kg disabled class, and bronze in junior left arm class. At the World Championships I was