Russian biathlete Alexander Povarnitsyn told that during the final lap of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup pursuit race in Sochi, he stopped working with his legs due to cramps in the lower abdominal muscles.
In Saturday’s pursuit, Povarnitsyn finished fourth, missing Anton Babikov at the finish. Belarusian Anton Smolsky won the race.
— During the entire race, I felt like I was muscularly devastated. However, the day before, I overestimated my condition and did work that should not have been done. So I started this race devastated: on the last lap I was cramping in my lower abs and as a result my legs were completely out.
I tried my best to fight Babikov, but acidification is such a thing, it’s just to reach the finish line. I didn’t think I wouldn’t reach the finish line, I went to the start, which means I have to reach the end. “I have already made this mistake and I will not make it again,” reports the correspondent of , according to Povarnitsyn.
On Saturday, will also broadcast the women’s pursuit race live, starting at 1:35 p.m. Moscow time. The show will also be available on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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