From Start to Finish

5 hrs. 55 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Ernest Prokhorov

Narrator Alexander Kotov

Description

Once, Shura Chagin told himself “enough” and chose the path of a person who does not yield to difficulties. He turns himself into a mechanism tuned for results: months of sweat, pain, and inner struggle—for a World Championship medal and a victory that’s more valuable than any gold.

What is it like—since childhood—to understand that you seem to have been written off to the wayside in advance? Because you don’t have legs. Because while your peers are learning, walking around, and living ordinary lives, you stay at home. Because in the eyes of others there’s either pity or contempt. When reality can’t be changed, you can accept it. Or… change yourself.

That’s exactly what happens to Shura Chagin. At some point, he decides: that’s enough. It’s time to become stronger—in defiance of circumstances, other people’s doubts, and his own fears. From someone who isn’t taken seriously—to a true machine for victory.

Ahead are long, exhausting months of training: sweat, pain, and constant work on himself. But the stakes are too high. On the line is a World Championship medal… and perhaps a victory far more important than any sports title.

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