The men’s and women’s pursuit races of the first stage of the Russian Biathlon Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk have been postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions, reports the press service of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU).
According to the weather forecast, on Saturday in Khanty-Mansiysk the air temperature will drop to -29 degrees Celsius in the morning. Scheduled for 8:45 a.m. (MSK), the men’s race will start at 10:00 a.m. (MSK), the women’s start has been moved from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
“Tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. (Moscow time) the jury will decide the races,” the statement read.
Earlier, the director of UgraMegaSport, Valery Radchenko, in a conversation with , estimated the probability that the races will not be canceled at 90%.
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