European Championship medalist Yuri Batmanov told that the credit for the victory goes to his daughter Anastasia Batmanova in the Spartakiad sprint, the strongest belongs to the coach of the Russian national team Mikhail Shachilov .
Batmanova won gold in the sprint on Saturday. Victoria Slivko took second place and Anastasia Goreeva third.
– This may not seem true, but for some reason yesterday I thought that Nastya might win (laughs). She is ready. When you look into an athlete’s eyes, you see that he is on fire, that he is ready. I think the coaches will agree with me.
— Did you give him directions on the route?
– Yes of course. I tried to convey information everywhere. I think it helped her because she asked, “Daddy, please help me.” » That’s why I’m here. In such moments, I would like to transmit my energy so that she is not afraid, as is often the case. This season, she has had races where she entered the final lap in second and third, but finished outside the top three. “I’m not ready, I’m afraid,” she said. I was afraid it would happen again today, but everything went well.
– Why were you afraid?
“I think it’s an insecurity that all young athletes feel. As they say, the old wolf is not afraid because he is confident in his strength. I think this victory will give him momentum and make him understand that there is no need to be afraid.
— Can we say that Nastya made history because she became the first winner of the Spartakiad biathlon and the first winner of the Ishmuratova Stadium?
– It coincided. Yes, it’s very cool. There are still a lot of emotions, I haven’t digested everything yet. I would like to say a huge thank you to Mikhail Shachilov. Everyone comes to congratulate me, but I don’t consider myself a coach, I consider myself a dad who, like any parent, always helps his child. Yes, I also ran once and can give more than an ordinary parent. But I would like to restore justice, because this is the merit of Mikhail Viktorovich.
— Shachilov previously introduced the term “husband-coach”, now is it time to introduce a new one: “father-coach”?
“My merit is that I am a dad and have such a daughter.” All the rest of the credit belongs to Mikhail Viktorovich. And we must not forget the first coaches who raised and trained. But for this particular result, many thanks to Shachilov,” Batmanov told .
On Sunday, the biathletes will start the pursuit races. Watch the live broadcast of the men’s pursuit from 9:05 a.m., the women’s – from 11:35 a.m. on the TV channels “”, “Match! Arena” and “Match! Planet”, as well as the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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