Biathlete Lidia Zhurauskaite did not enjoy great success during her performances in Russia, and the change of nationality is mainly associated with weak competition in Lithuania, said Mikhail Voronkov, president of the Biathlon Federation of the Murmansk region. , at .
On Friday it became known that biathlete Lidia Zhurauskaite, who played for the Murmansk region, was deprived of Russian citizenship in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation. As stated in the text of the decree, the Head of State granted Žurauskaite’s request to renounce citizenship.
— We did not publish anything before the official confirmation. Today we learned that she had signed a change of citizenship, and we were waiting for this moment. As for the level of the athlete, she is a master of sports in biathlon, but there were no great achievements at the level of Russia. Of course, in Lithuania, she has more chances to perform at the same Olympics, because the competition is weaker. I think life will show what it can accomplish. In the last two seasons, she practically did not compete in Russia, so it is difficult to assess her level.
The fact is that for the past two years she has already trained in Lithuania. Lydia really has Lithuanian roots thanks to her grandfather. But the first reason is that there is less competition. In principle, I cannot say anything special about him, ”Voronkov said.
Žurauskaite decided to change her nationality in October 2021. Then she said her goal was to compete in the 2026 Olympics in Italy. The 23-year-old athlete will compete for Lithuania. Previously, Zhurauskaite represented the Murmansk region, her great-grandfather was Lithuanian.
Source : MatchTV
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