Prize money in the amount of 75 or 100 thousand rubles for winning races at the Russian Cup stadium is only a few cents from the point of view of the budget of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU), it does not There is no need to be afraid of organizing a new tournament publicity, because the Russians will not be returned to the international arena, said the TV match commentator. Dmitry Guberniev .
On Tuesday, Guberniev, as part of the “Gaming: Contributions to Sports” forum, said that a commercial biathlon tournament could be held a week before the Alfa-Bank Cup of Russia, the first stage of which will begin on November 23 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The Belarusians and two Chinese clubs have already expressed their desire to compete. The prize pool of the new tournament could amount to 8 million rubles.
“I really hope that this project will be implemented, because the Biathlon Federation of the Moscow Region and the Belarusians came up with this idea, and China is coming – two clubs have already agreed to participate. Judokas have already done something similar thing when they organized their club tournament. There is no need to be afraid, what sanctions could be imposed against us? What does the SBR fear, which from my point of view is simply jealous. At this tournament, the prize pool is 8 million rubles, for a victory – 1 million rubles! More than 500,000 – for second place! Can you imagine that? Let’s not deprive biathletes of their winnings. To earn a million in the Russian Cup, you need to win 10 races, and then in some events – 70,000 (for one victory). From my point of view, this is only a few cents. And from the point of view of the budget of the SBR, even more. I think we will achieve all this and our colleagues from the RBU will join the winners. I have great respect for my friends who do their best for Russian biathlon. The absence of (RRF leader) Viktor Maigurov from such a forum tells us that he is keeping the threads that bind our forum at bay.
— How will athletes be distributed according to the club system?
— They represent not only their regions, but also their clubs. Please go running. Once again: there is no need to be afraid, we have no chance of returning, after the visit of the president of the IBU (International Biathlon Union) to the neighboring country. It’s ridiculous to fear that the stadium will be disqualified… Here (SBR executive director) Alexander Pak is walking, I was wrong: there is a biathlete here. Let’s ask now.
At that moment, Guberniev turned to the president of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation (VFKhG) Irina Viner, who was passing by:
— Irina Alexandrovna, would you support a biathlon club tournament?
— Of course, but only for the club. No federations. Club only. “The federation is vain,” replied Wiener.
“Everything will be nearby, in close cooperation,” Guberniev said.
“We do not need federations subordinate to international federations,” Wiener said.
After which Guberniev knelt down and kissed Viner’s hand.
“It’s a shame that we didn’t hear from Alexander Pak, but Irina Alexandrovna said everything,” Guberniev told .
On October 2 and 3, the forum “Gaming: contributions to sport” was held in Moscow. The channel acted as the media partner of the event.
Source : MatchTV
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