The decision to hold sprints at the Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen will be made 20 minutes before the start of the first race, after which the distance will be reduced.
The decision to hold the women’s and men’s sprints at the third stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup will be made 20 minutes before the race, Ivan Melikhov, vice president of the Russian Union of Biathlon, told . biathlon (RBU) for competitions. .
The start of the women’s race is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Moscow time, the men’s race is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Moscow time. Previously, the distance for women was reduced from 7.5 km to 6 km, for men to 7.5 km instead of 10 km.
Three hours before the start of the first race, journalists accompanied by a technical delegate and the competition jury went to three points where the temperature on the track was measured. At the lowest point, the temperature dropped to -23 degrees.
According to the rules, the permissible temperature for men’s and women’s competitions is -20 degrees.
Also, the competition jury may decide to hold the races at a lower temperature.
Watch the live broadcast of the women’s sprint as part of the stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup on Wednesday on the channel from 8:35 (Moscow time), the men’s sprint from 10:30 (Moscow time) ).
Source : MatchTV
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