Biathlete Ivan Kolotov told that he would receive more for winning the pursuit race at the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship than he would earn in a month.
Kolotov, who started fourth, covered the 12.5 km distance in 36 minutes 35.9 seconds, avoiding mistakes on four shooting ranges. Alexander Loginov took second place (lag – 8.1 seconds; 2 misses) and Eduard Latypov (+8.3; 4) closed the leading trio.
— How much do the winners of the Russian Championship earn?
— Judging by last year, it was around 90.
– How much more is this than your monthly salary?
– It is of course not twice as much, but still more.
— You said earlier that you receive 25,000 rubles a month. Are these times over?
— It was like that, but that same year, in our region, they decided to support the athletes. Not because I gave an interview, but because it was planned. The Ministry of Sports and the Central Sports Society encourage athletes, in particular with bonuses: I receive a good bonus every year. I am more financially independent than before.
— Are the prizes awarded for victory a big help?
– Yes, money for a vacation, maybe for a wedding. I proposed, but we’re not planning a wedding yet. Good financial support,” Kolotov told .
The women’s pursuit will take place later Tuesday. Watch the live broadcast from 11:35 (Moscow time) on and Match! Arena”, as well as the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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