“” host and commentator Dmitri Guberniev suggested that the Russian Biathlon Union consider changing the competition schedule to avoid canceling races due to weather conditions.
Earlier, UgraMegaSport director Valery Radchenko told that the jury of the first stage of the Russian Biathlon Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk decided to cancel the pursuit on Sunday due to severe frost.
– Now it’s almost -27 here. Until the last moment, they hoped that the situation would stabilize, but the forecasts are merciless. It’s a shame, of course, but what needs to be done is a right decision.
(Coach Mikhail) Shashilov was criticized for training in the cold? I did sports too, it doesn’t matter. Athletes are adults, and I think the coach didn’t make this decision alone, but with his group. Yesterday I ran with poles for an hour, put on my head, in addition to a warm hat, also a special balaclava for frost. I felt good in warm sportswear.
In Uvat, until next week, Thursday’s race is in question – according to the forecast there -21-23. As they say, we’ll watch. It’s hard to plan anything. For the future, it may be worth trying to change the calendar in some way. Maybe you should start earlier. If the suspension situation persists, the question of when and where to start should be carefully considered.
You have to understand that we don’t have many stadiums. In the middle lane, they don’t exist at all. Now maybe Ryazan will appear on the biathlon map of Russia. In Sochi, as we know, athletes are unfortunately not expected: neither skiers nor biathletes. Tyumen, Ufa – the same situation with frosts can happen there, – Guberniev told .
Source : MatchTV
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