Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Ebe ọ na-emeghị na 1988 Seoul Olympics, o meriri aha ya kachasị elu mgbe ọ meriri na 1989 World Student Games (Universiade). N'afọ 1990, (dị ka Margarita Ponomaryova), ọ bịara nke ise na European Championship ikpeazụ
na Split. O meriri iko mba Yurop n'afọ 1991 n'iru Sally Gunnell, tupu o mechaa nke asatọ n'afọ ahụ na asọmpi egwuregwu ụwa na Tokyo.