Olympic medalist Yevgeny Garanichev said he received a lot of energy from fans during the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Championship, which helped him perform well.
Garanichev finished fourth in the men’s group start on Saturday. Earlier, with Victoria Slivko, he won the mixed singles. Earlier in March it became known that the current season was the last in the career of the 36-year-old biathlete.
— During this championship, time seemed to slow down for me. Here, every day is so long and hectic. Every day I receive very strong energy from our fans and our athletes. This energizes me a lot.
— After the fourth shoot, did you still have hope of catching up with Eduard Latypov?
“Everyone shouted to me: “Catch up, catch up,” but I understand that I am spending all my strength, and he comes with a reserve, which he later proved. On the last climb he went very hard and took a break. It was unrealistic to fight Latypov.
— Did you believe that this Russian championship would be so successful for you?
“I didn’t believe it and I didn’t set any particular goals, I just did my job and prepared.” It’s a shame that the illness affected me, but I’m just having fun, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Garanichev’s words.
The Russian biathlon championship will end on Sunday. On this day, watch the live broadcast of the women’s mass start (from 8:35 Moscow time) and the men’s relay race (from 11:50 Moscow time) on the channel. You can also follow the progress of the races on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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