Commentator Dmitry Guberniev » declared on the air of the show “Everyone for the match! on the channel, that thanks to the large prize fund, the commercial tournament of Khanty-Mansiysk clubs can be called a battle.
Club competitions can be held a week before the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup, the first stage of which begins on November 23 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The prize pool of the new tournament could amount to 8 million rubles.
— When we talk about expanding biathlon formats and biathlon already completely dominates the TV screen, there is no doubt that with such an organization, when the strongest Belarusians, all of us and the Chinese, come , with such an unprecedented prize fund, it will be a real battle. One hundred percent, all the strongest will run.
What do viewers need? When there are no missed stages, when the calendar is woven into two dense days, November 18 and 19 constitute the most interesting contact race. This is a lot of attention paid to what is happening on the part of spectators and athletes. But more importantly, we do what the country’s leaders and sports leaders say: we charge athletes with competitions, continue to develop sports in the country and stay tuned to the international scene. This cannot be a one-off tournament, there will be one hundred percent continuation. There, the IBU will undoubtedly be interested. This is another powerful touchstone on the basis of future Russian victories. I have no doubt that the format is very promising. Then it will develop one way or another,” Guberniev said on the air of the show “Everyone for the match!” “. on the channel.
Russian and Belarusian biathletes were suspended from competitions under the auspices of the IBU.
Source : MatchTV

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