Former President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Vladimir Drachev explained why it is not so easy to change the calendar of Russian biathlon competitions, despite the risk of cancellation of races due to weather conditions.
On Sunday, November 27, the first stage of the Russian Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk ended earlier than expected due to severe frost. As a result, the pursuit and relay races did not take place.
It’s nature, what can you do with it? There are years where you can safely play, but there are less than 28. Unfortunately, nothing can be changed here. How to plan the weather?
– You can modify the calendar, move the race to more favorable regions…
– Theoretically possible, but where? Here we are not only talking about geographical latitudes, but also about stadiums. We have several A-class stadiums that need to be loaded: Khanty-Mansiysk, Tyumen, Uvat. We will run there as long as there is not much snow in the European part of Russia. Perhaps you should be careful in Murmansk, there will certainly be no such frosts as in Khanty-Mansiysk. Although I remember it was such that it was minus 25 on the roll-in in November…
I agree, according to statistics, in Murmansk, Karelia or Udmurtia, frosts come later. But on the other hand, in Khanty-Mansiysk we know for sure that there will be snow,” Drachev told .
The second stage of the Russian Cup will take place in Uvat from December 1 to 4.
Source : MatchTV
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