World championship medalist Nikita Porshnev told that he rethought many aspects related to training and camps during the competitive break.
On December 1, Porshnev took the last place in the sprint of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. After the race, the 27-year-old biathlete announced on that he had decided to end his professional career. Later it became known that the athlete would return to competition after a short break. In January he went to the start of the Russian Championship races in Tchaikovsky.
— You said you left your family with tears in your eyes. At the time of the separation, did you still have no desire to make a statement?
— I am in constant contact with them. I try not to think that I feel bad here without them. On the contrary, I come to training with positive emotions in order to do my job more and better. To prove to myself that I’m here for a reason and that when I come home, I’ll rest. I’m at work here, so I’ll do my job first. If we compare our activities and what others do, then everything is not so bad. In families where there is nothing to eat, men also work day and night. And they don’t see their child either.
By speaking consciously, I now left my family with calmer feelings, because I understood why I was leaving. When my daughter starts talking, it will probably become more difficult. When she asks, “Daddy, where did you go?” Stay at home”. Here you will need to include an explanation. In order to finish your career with dignity, you need to approach things more professionally.
— So that you can then return to your family with a feeling of accomplishment?
“Yes, yes,” Porshnev told .
The fourth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Izhevsk will take place from January 18 to 21. Watch the live broadcast of the races on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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