Double Olympic medalist Alexander Loginov said the sprint was most likely his last race at the Commonwealth Cup stop in Sochi.
Loginov took fifth place in the men’s sprint on Thursday at the first stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup, which takes place in Sochi. For this season, the biathlete was preparing separately from the Russian team. Last season Loginov hardly played due to health problems.
– I didn’t count on any place here, I thought for a long time whether I should start or not. At the beginning of the training period, I couldn’t train for more than 40 minutes, so it’s generally good to have started training.
– What motivated you to continue?
– There is a responsibility to the guys in our group, to the fans. In addition, our biathlon is going through difficult times, so any help, no matter how big the words, to popularization will be important.
– Anton Smolsky calls you the main competitor.
– I think he’s lying. Even very hypocritical, because he saw my 85 kilos at the beginning of the preparatory camp.
Are you going to do all the shopping here?
– For me, this step is 99% complete. I have not done a single development work for more than 3300. Even today, 10 kilometers were difficult for me today, – reports the correspondent of , according to the words of Loginov.
Later Thursday, the Commonwealth Cup stage will host a women’s sprint race. Watch the live stream starting at 1:40 p.m. (Moscow time) on and Match! Arena”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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