Multiple winner and medalist of the biathlon world championships, head coach of the Belarus national team Elena Zubrilova shared her expectations of the Commonwealth Cup with , and also assessed the future prospects of the leader of the biathlon. belarusian team Dinara Alimbekova .
The Commonwealth Cup is a new competition in which Russian and Belarusian biathletes who have been suspended from starting under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) will compete this season.
– What do you expect from the next season?
– The situation is not easy. If we continue to be excluded from international competitions, we plan to organize international competitions with the Russian Federation – the Commonwealth Cup. Both for adult athletes and for juniors. We will make these departures open so that we can invite other countries. Thus, we plan to maintain the level of the athletes so that they are incentivized to continue training, improving and achieving high results. At any time, the restrictions can be lifted and they will not only have to return, but adequately defend the honor of their country.
– Will it be difficult to attract athletes from other countries to these departures?
– I think it will be difficult at the moment due to the fact that international competitions have a higher priority for most athletes. The Commonwealth Cup is a new competition, but in the future it will be much easier to attract athletes from other countries.
— How to find motivation at the Commonwealth Cup for Dinara Alimbekova, who is striving to be the world’s first?
– Dinara is a top athlete, and she fully understands the complexity of this situation. I hope she will continue her sports career. If she works, if she goes to the starts and fights to the last yard, she will throw a party worthy of Russian elite athletes. I think the fight will be interesting, and then their results should not fall.
– In your opinion, does she still have the potential to win the World Cup in the future?
– Dinara has every reason to become the owner of the Crystal Globe. The question is that this season she has not had the opportunity to compete. I’m sure if she had this opportunity, she would have fought to the end at all distances,” Zubrilova told .
Source : MatchTV
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