Leaving to America as a part of the national team of Kazakhstan the Yakut legionary Simeon Semenov in interview to a portal Sportsakha.ru shared impressions about a trip across the ocean.

— Tell how passed collecting.

— Arrived in the USA on July 2. Collecting lasted two weeks. They passed in the Center of the Olympic preparation of the national teams of the USA in the city of Colorado Springs. Except Americans representatives of Canadian national teams took part in collecting and Chile. Trainings were interesting and saturated. Collecting by a friendly match meeting in which we with the score 4:2 won the team made of wrestlers of the USA and Canada came to the end.

— Clayton Foster who is considered as the second number of the national team of the USA was your rival. It was difficult to wrestling against it?

— The score 8:0 speaks for itself. Though during collecting I lost to it. Probably, therefore Americans also exposed it. But competitions — it already another. In general, with representatives of the USA at me good statistics. Before two times on tournaments I won them the first number Keyta Gevina. And now here it was succeeded to win against Foster.

— You fought by new rules. How to you they?

— Certainly, present rules it is much better, than were earlier. However it is a little unusual that at once award two points for transfer to orchestra seats. Then would stop wrestling at a difference in ten points, and that seven points aren't enough. One good capture in orchestra seats can turn a duel outcome, depriving thereby of chances of rescue of the one who on it got.

— Before a departure in the USA the Kazakh national team took part in the Grand Prix of Germany tournament in Dortmund. There you took the third place …

— Yes, it so. Having won in the first circle of Kazakh Abubakir Turgayev with the score 5:0, then I conceded to Belarusian Murad Gaydarova. Conducting in the score 3:2 for 20 seconds to a final siren, I passed pass to feet. In consolatory wrestlings I won early victories over Vladimir Remel from Germany and Latvian Armandis Zvirbulis. The second place in this weight to 84 kg was taken by my main competitor for a place in the national team of Kazakhstan — Aslan Kakhidze who also conceded to Gaydarov.

— By the way, Kakhidze took part in the World University games in Kazan where didn't manage to enter into the three of prize-winners. And you had a chance to participate in these competitions?

— No, I after all the old man (laugh). To me 30 years what I am a student? I will try to be selected on the World Cup.

— How will pass selection? Will give estimations or will send to tournament?

— Most likely, the second. Probably, me and Kakhidze will send to the international tournament to Armenia. Well, it is only my assumption. I can't precisely tell. And so trainers remained are happy with my performance and a today's form.

Nikolay BYASTINOV