Biathlete Ilnaz Mukhamedzyanov on he said that during the last lap of the pursuit race of the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Cup of Russia in Ufa he was tired and this did not allow him to fight for silver with Anton Babikov .
On Sunday, Mukhamedzyanov, who started ninth, became the third winner of the pursuit, issuing a penalty and losing 4.8 seconds to winner Evgeniy Sidorov. Second was Anton Babikov (+2.2; 1 miss).
— During the last shot, I stood on the mat and saw that the guys were starting to delay their shots. I think I will start shooting early to put psychological pressure on them. As a result, I put pressure on myself, missed the first shot and covered the rest.
— In the final lap, was the task to catch up with Babikov and Sidorov or to retain bronze?
— It’s already the third race, fatigue is setting in. The task was to work as much as possible, and then, if I could catch up, I would fight. It didn’t work at all, I was a little tired, but I’m happy with the result nonetheless. “I believe that Anton and I fought on equal terms,” Mukhamedzyanov said on .
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