Belarusian biathlete Anton Smolski on called Edward Latypov the most serious rival among the Russians this season.
On Sunday, 29-year-old Latypov won the mass start of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup, which takes place in Khanty-Mansiysk, after making three mistakes. Smolsky (+12.8) is second with two misses, the leading trio is completed by Kirill Bazhin (+20.4; 4 misses).
— During the race, I thought more about the need to maintain second place, since I was not yet ready to face Latypov at the finish. I need time before I can compete.
– How to fight?
—As long as you train hard and then rest, you can fight.
— Is Latypov the Russians’ most serious rival?
– Yes, the most serious. No less serious than Alexander Loginov , – said Smolsky on the air of the program “Everyone for the match!” on the channel.
Watch broadcasts of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup races on the channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
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