Rodion Alimov: How the Best European Mixed Double Split Up/ Fight for Entering the World Tournaments

Russian badminton star Rodion Alimov talks about his journey: injuries, conflicts with the federation, changing partners and the fight to enter the international arena. 0:00 consequences after last year's interview 2:30 injury before the Russian Championship 4:54 final against former partner Alina Davletova 6:20 fate of the legendary Alimov/Davletova mixed 12:33 relations with the Russian national badminton team 18:07 how to get neutral status in badminton 22:00 financing of international tournaments 24:29 is he ready to compete with world-class players? 27:48 sponsors Ozon and Prolink in badminton 32:25 poor quality of Flypower shuttlecocks 37:49 hope for a return to the world stage