World champion Anton Babikov said that the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) had changed the criteria for entering the national team salary rate in advance, which the athletes were not informed about.
Previously, commentator Dmitry Guberniev said that Larisa Kuklina, Evgeny Yemerkhonov and Ilnaz Mukhamedzyanov were deprived of their salaries in the Russian national team. All three are part of Yuri Kaminsky’s group, which is currently undergoing centralized training in Sochi.
– I read an interview with Coach Bragin that on April 20 they agreed to something in a WhatsApp chat. Papers are easy to silence athletes. Just say we have the criteria, you haven’t met them, so shut up. They told me. I replied, “I’m glad you have 15 athletes stronger than me. Let them train in the national team. Winter will come, I have enough motivation to prove to you that I am not the 16th. Athletes can’t do anything, they worry like we worry about Shukalovich. Added to this was demotivation such as lack of support,” Babikov said on the Loud show on .
Source : MatchTV

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