Double Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasilyev in a conversation with , he supported the admission of Belarusian athletes to the Spartakiad of the Strongest and said that it was surprising that they were not initially included among the participants in the competition.
According to , the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation has added to the regulations on holding the Winter Spartakiad, according to which Belarusian athletes will be able to participate in the tournament.
– It’s the right decision. I am generally surprised that the Belarusians were not initially taken into account as participants in the Spartakiad. We are a federal state and it would be logical for Belarusian athletes to automatically participate in such events. There was no need to even think about it, they had to be allowed from the start. The decision is completely logical. In biathlon, Belarusians will certainly increase competition. Due to the lack of international competitions, it is necessary to attract strong athletes to Russia as much as possible,” Vassiliev told .
The Spartakiad of the Strongest will be held from February 9 to 18. The opening ceremony of the tournament will take place in Chelyabinsk.
Source : MatchTV
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