Biathlete Alexander Povarnitsyn said that after suffering from coronavirus, his neurological conditions worsened and he had to race with back pain during the Commonwealth Cup stage in Tyumen.
On Thursday, Povarnitsyn finished sixth with two misses from two shooting ranges in the sprint at the final round of the Commonwealth Cup in Tyumen. Before the start of the stage, the biathlete suffered from COVID.
– The condition no longer allows me to coordinate myself well on the skis, I missed part of the training due to illness. In terms of muscles, I’m pretty fresh, but there aren’t enough features. From the point of view of restoring the body, it is of course wrong to run now, but we have to show at least a result here.
– How did you deal with covid?
– The nose was blocked, I often sneezed. But in this context, the neurological diseases worsened and now I run with back pain. It affected today, you have to push yourself.
In general, I got sick for the first time in a season, I lasted a long time, but my body still gave up. And for the whole pandemic, I probably caught covid for the second time.
– Will you continue to run in Tyumen, despite back pain?
– Yes. The most acute stage of pain was on Monday. Thanks to the doctors, masseur, chiropractor, it becomes easier, thanks to them! – the correspondent of “” transmits the words of Povarnitsyn.
Saturday and Sunday, watch the live broadcasts of the pursuit races and mass start on , Match! Arena” and “Match! Planet”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. Sunday at 11:10 a.m., watch the Biathlon program with Dmitry Guberniev on the channel.
Source : MatchTV
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