Biathlete Ivan Kolotov admitted that he realized the opportunity to step onto the men’s mass start podium at the Russian Betting Championship when the coaches told him about it.
Kolotov became the second in the mass start at the Russian Championship in Izhevsk. First place went to Ilnaz Mukhamedzyanov, third to Mikhail Pervushin.
– Today I felt hard, but it turned out that it turned out. I went a little pessimistic at the start, because the observation was very difficult. Apparently, first, acclimatization after the mountains has an effect – we were just in Sochi. Second, he was in a bit of a difficult shooting condition as he was practically suffocating, especially when he was standing. Therefore, I did not put it on the rack at all – but it turned out very well, especially the last shot – fast, clear, thanks to which I was able to get to the prize place.
I realized I couldn’t fight for medals until I left the range, and the coaches started suggesting I was going third and 13 seconds to second. I realized that I could catch up with Misha Pervushin and compete for second place.
I think I don’t know this track better than all the other athletes from other regions, because I started my career in Chaikovsky. There, I know every nook and cranny, every mound. I can’t say the same about the Udmurtia track, but I know it very well, because I’ve been racing here since I was young. There are a lot of competitions here.
Is the value of the Russian Championship medal higher than the Russian Cup awards? For me it is of great value that I was able to take an award-winning place in my home country. And so I think every medal is precious, and it’s not so important whether it’s a Cup or a championship, because the same athletes lead the competitions, and the level of competition is very high there and there “, said Kolotov at the Championship.
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