Double Olympic champion Dmitry Vasiliev on the air “” said that the training of biathletes in the middle mountains should be banned due to the lack of international tournaments, noting that athletes can use this training as “doping”.
– Some of the best athletes believe that some starts can be skipped. I think that if the competitions in Russia take place at the bottom, and not in the middle mountains, training at altitude should be prohibited, because this training appeared in connection with the World Cup and IBU stages. Preparation should not come at the expense of competition. Why does Shashilov’s group constantly sit at the top, then go down, win and say: “How strong we are!” It’s a kind of doping.
I would like the calendars of the Cup and the Russian Championship not to be confused. The national championship should be an important event, from the point of view of the fan, I did not really understand where the competitions were. Everyone should prepare for the main departure and not spread the preparation over the whole year,” Vasiliev told .
Russian and Belarusian athletes are not allowed to compete under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
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