Russian woman Vitalina Batsarashkina put on a medallion from The Witcher and won gold at the Tokyo Olympics

Vitalina Batsarashkina won the women’s 10-meter air pistol shooting competition, bringing Russia the first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

At the time of her participation, Batsarashkina wore a medallion of the cat school from “Witcher“, Which attracted the attention of players and fans of the franchise from all over the world.

The athlete herself loves to play different games, especially shooters help her in her career.

“The psychologist told me that this is how I increase the reaction. In the game, you think faster, and this helps you to think immediately before the actual shot in the competition. “

As for the medallion, Batsarashkina put it on for good luck instead of “rabbit legs”.

“It so happened that now the Witcher keychain, which I once accidentally bought in Izhevsk, has become the talisman. I liked him. And since I am a longtime fan of this game, the thought came to take it with me. And now he is with me at all competitions, ”says Vitalina.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the athlete won a silver medal when she took with her the medallion and eye patch from The Witcher.

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