World speed skating champion Ruslan Murashov On he talked about what kind of awards Russian athletes should receive.
— So far, the decline in this regard is small.
— Would it change the situation much if more money was added now?
– I think so, of course. This would motivate more people to put in more effort in training. Money is an important and decisive factor in any matter.
— In what order should these amounts be?
“For first place in the Russian Championship, it seems to me that a million rubles is an adequate and normal amount,” Murashov said in Dmitry Zanin’s special report “The Return of the Legend” on .
At the start of the season, Murashov won the Kolomna Kremlin Cup 500m with a result of 34.72 seconds. So far, no one has broken the 500 mark faster than him on flat rinks this season.
Earlier, the president of the Russian Skating Union, Nikolai Gulyaev, said in an interview with that this season the number of starts with prize money for the federation’s athletes will be increased. Last season, prize money was only awarded in multi-event competitions. This year, cash prizes will be awarded at the Commonwealth Cup within the competition “Memory of BI Shavyrin”, at the Russian championships of the all-around speed skating and short track speed skating competition, as well as at the Russian Cup final.
Source : MatchTV

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