The second stage of the prologue, planned before the stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Tyumen, was canceled due to low temperatures, reports the press service of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBR).
Initially, the prologue in Tyumen was scheduled for December 5-6, but on Sunday the SBR press service reported that the sprint races of the main competitions in Tyumen were postponed to December 9-6 due to weather conditions. Races within the framework of the Russian Cup stage will take place on December 6, 7 and 10. According to weather forecasts, temperatures of up to -31 degrees Celsius are expected in Tyumen from December 7 to 10.
“The second stage of the prologue, scheduled before the start of the stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen, was canceled by joint decision with the team captains due to low temperature,” said the SBR in a press release.
The prologue is a pre-departure competition, organized for the first time by the SBR before the main competition program of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup, Championship and Cup of Russia in eight cities of the country. The first stage took place on November 28 in Khanty-Mansiysk, biathletes competed without rifles in the 100-meter ski event with elimination. Alexander Kornev won the men’s final and Anna Grukhvina won the women’s final.
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.
SBR official website
Source : MatchTV
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