Executive Director of the Russian Biathlon Union (RUB) Alexander Pak told that the individual race of the Russian Cup stage in Ufa was planned from the beginning of the season and the pursuit race is necessary to sum up the ranking in this discipline.
The fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup will take place from February 29 to March 3 in Ufa. Biathletes will participate in the individual race, sprint and pursuit.
— Here the audience asked why in Ufa, as part of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup, the mass start was replaced by an individual race. This is not entirely true. The individual race has been part of our program since the very beginning of the season. These departures will count for the Universiade, which takes place every two years. And it is also a very important event. Moreover, the sprint will also count for the Universiade. Unfortunately, we cannot organize individual departures from the Universiade due to the tight schedule. This is the decision of the RBU coaching council, which includes representatives from all subjects.
As for the mass departure: in fact, the mass departure has been replaced by pursuit. This was done to summarize the ranking in the pursuit discipline of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup. At present, we have achieved a continuation in the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup. And to qualify, you must make at least two starts. The decision to replace him was made in mid-January and was agreed at the end of January with our channel.
Yes, we understand that certain disciplines are more spectacular than others. But above all, we rely on the sporting aspect. And of course, we coordinate all our replacements with our broadcaster, ,” Pak told .
Watch live broadcasts of the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru
Source : MatchTV
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