The first national team of Belarus managed to win the team race of the Russian championship thanks to a balanced composition, as well as high pace and good shooting, the three-time Olympic medalist said on . Edward Latypov .
On Friday, the Belarusian team won the team race at the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Championships in Tchaikovsky (Perm Territory) with a result of 28 minutes and 16.2 seconds, making 1 mistake at the shooting range. The second place was taken by the first team from Tyumen, which lost 1 minute and 33.2 seconds to the winners (4 penalties). The second team from Belarus crossed the finish line in third position, losing 1 minute and 44.4 seconds to the leaders (2 penalties).
– They have a more balanced team, the guys are all strong – this is the basis of the Belarusian team. Today they had a pretty high pace on the track, compared to other teams where younger athletes, juniors, are racing. Moreover, the Belarusians made a good shot today,” Latypov said on .
Since the Belarusian team participated in competitions outside the general classification, the gold of the Russian championship was won by the Tyumen team (Alexander Povarnitsyn, Vadim Istangulov, Alexander Loginov, Evgeniy Garanichev). The KhMAO team will receive silver, and the Krasnoyarsk team will receive bronze.
On January 14, at the Russian Championships in Tchaikovsky, there will be large mass starts for women and men.
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Source : MatchTV
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