2010 Olympic Champion Svetlana Sleptsova on the air of the program “Biathlon with Dmitry Guberniev” on the channel, she said that the stages of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup help athletes not to lose shape, since soon Russian athletes will be allowed to participate in the World Cup.
Russian biathletes have been suspended from competitions under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) in spring 2022.
On November 26, the first team of the Sverdlovsk region won the mixed relay at the stage of the Russian Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. The second team was the first team from Belarus, the third was the first team from the Novosibirsk region.
— At the start of the season, there was a strong fight. The Belko shooting is a reproach to our people. Without Smolsky, they could have won. They have a strong and competitive team.
Many teams take part in the Russian Cup, we need such competitions to develop Russian biathlon, because soon we will come to the World Cup, ”said Sleptsova in the program “Biathlon with Dmitry Guberniev” on the Match channel TV.
The second stage of the Russian Cup will also take place in Khanty-Mansiysk from December 1 to 3. Watch live broadcasts of the races on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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