World champion Anton Babikov told that the participants of the first PARI Cup of the International Club Biathlon League (MLCB) compete lightly and without emotional stress, so he sympathizes with those who refused to go to the competition.
The PARI Cup of the International Club Biathlon League (MLCB) takes place this weekend in Khanty-Mansiysk and athletes receive one million rubles for winning the race. On Sunday, Babikov took second place in the pursuit race and won 500,000 rubles.
—What could you say to these people who didn’t come here?
– Here’s what (takes out the prize money for second place – approximately). It’s a joke, of course, but yesterday (Daniil) Serokhvostov said: “To catch up with Karim (Khalili) in terms of finances, you need to win 15 Russian Cup races.” Well what can I say, I’m sorry someone couldn’t make it. We are not talking here about preparation for departure. Almost no one here prepared for these competitions, and the fight turned out to be more spectacular than when we are preparing for something. Here everything is light, emotionally relaxed, let’s say, it makes the fight more interesting, in my opinion. If someone doesn’t want to address political issues, well, that’s completely stupid. If a coach bans someone, what can you do?
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— In Sweden, just before the World Cup, there was a national tournament, and no one seemed to complain that preparations for the season would be disrupted.
– Yes that’s it. And we used to make selections for international competitions, and that didn’t stop us from presenting ourselves afterwards. The season will begin with relay races, and not all regions have such battle-ready teams. In addition, the nose is cold and it is not clear what will be done. I have already said that I see no problem with these starts. Wonderful debut that went well. Well, if someone is tired after two starts… I will tell you that the same “Shashilovski” (Mikhail Shashilov’s group) work in Tyumen from morning to evening. We can’t say that it’s easier than competitions, it’s not 100% easier. Everyone has their own vision, but it seems to me that you need to take part in such departures and feel an emotional explosion,” Babikov said in a conversation with a correspondent.
Later on Sunday, the women’s pursuit race will take place, watch the live broadcast on from 11:20 (Moscow time).
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