Russian biathlete Irina Kazakevich said that in the morning before the pursuit race of the Commonwealth Cup stage in Ufa, anti-doping officers visited him.
On Saturday, Kazakevich, who started fifth, took third place in the pursuit, issuing three penalties and losing more than 40 seconds to winner Tamara Derbusheva.
— My morning didn’t go well, the doping control came at 6:30, so it turned out to be an interesting day. It was quite difficult to run, although I thought it would be easier. Perhaps because of the change of route, the climb is long and quite steep.
There is a very steep climb, the men do not climb it, we add part of it. In fact, there was no way to make up the gap, it all came down to shooting, the girls shot cleanly. (Anna Belarusian) Sola allowed me to enter the fight for the top three, when I missed the second shot on the last line, I waited and understood that I had no right If I was wrong, there would no longer be an opportunity to compete for the top three.
I am happy that I finally managed to get on the podium,” Kazakevich said on .
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Source : MatchTV
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