World and European biathlon champion Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht On , she admitted that after finishing her career, she wanted to try other sports.
Russia’s main half-marathon with synchronized start, “ZaBeg.RF”, takes place on Sunday in all regions of the country. In 2023, five countries took part in the race for the first time, this year the number reached 15. Abroad, the event is held under the name “One Run”. Yurlova retired from her career in April 2024.
— Why did you choose a distance of 21.1 km and not 5 km?
— I always want to try something new, so today is my first 21.1 km. The most important thing is good mood and positive emotions, a wonderful track, like the one in St. Petersburg, and the weather.
— Which is more difficult: 21.1 km of running or 15 km of skiing?
— I can answer your question by running 13.1 miles today. My brother and his wife have already run the 5k distance. My eldest daughter Kira also participates in the 1 km.
— What are your plans after finishing your career?
— On the one hand, I am a little overwhelmed by the pleasant feeling that my sports career is over, it seems that that is all. But sport is still in my heart, I will continue to be active, to try running, maybe other sports. If I can run 21.1 km well today, I will try the marathon,” Yurlova-Perkht told .
Yurlova-Perkht is the individual running world champion (2015), the 2019 World Cup silver medalist in the mass start, and the European pursuit champion (2019). She also won the Biathlon World Cup three times during her career.
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