Three-time world champion, president of the Udmurt Biathlon Federation Ivan Cherezov confirmed “” the words of the President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maygurov on inventory problems after the departure of foreign suppliers.
Earlier, President Maygurov during a round table in the State Duma of the Russian Federation spoke about the difficulties in providing athletes with the necessary equipment, noting that the main problem is the lack of ammunition.
Maigurov is correct in most cases here. It’s like that. All over the world, only two factories in the world are engaged in the production of weapons (for biathlon) – the Kalashnikov concern and the German Anschutz. As for cartridges, we produce them in the city of Klimovsk. Regarding the quality that may be suitable, these are Olympus cartridges.
If you look at all of this from a business perspective, it’s not profitable. Companies are not interested. Since I work at the Kalashnikov Concern, I know that the rifles that are produced do not beat financially from an economic point of view. These are business expenses. When senior executives ask themselves how to start a business, they of course look at it all in a complex. Because the volume of work is large there, there are many different industries. And it is clear that the problems associated with the production of sports weapons should be given less attention. Yes, this problem exists. The same goes for ammunition.
If we talk about equipment, then, of course, there are more problems that can be solved. Many are already starting to sew with us. As for the level skis and boots of top athletes, the same skis are of a complex technology that has been developed over the decades. Each ski brand has its secrets. The same structures applied to skis are also delicate and time-consuming work. Now this is a serious problem.
Yes, it is clear that this season athletes can perform on the skis that have accumulated in their database, but the following years will be more difficult. It is clear that the best athletes in isolated cases can somehow solve these problems, but for everyone it is very difficult, Cherezov told .
– How is it going in this regard directly with the biathletes of Udmurtia?
“Again, we can still get through this season with old stocks, and next month the problem will be felt more acutely.
Russian and Belarusian athletes are not allowed to compete under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). They are now playing in the Commonwealth Cup, the next stage of which will be in Raubichi. The competitions will begin on January 26 with the men’s sprint. Watch the live broadcast of the race at 10:40 a.m. Moscow time on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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