Olympic medalist Karim Khalili told that he would not return to the coach of the Russian national team Yuri Kaminsky if he is faced with such a choice.
On Thursday, a meeting of the coaching council of the Russian Biathlon Union was held in Tyumen, where it was decided to introduce the format of the main and reserve teams for the 2024/25 season. Kaminsky told that he will lead the main men’s team. Khalili left Kaminsky for the group in summer 2022 Artem Istomin .
— Do you understand where you will train next season?
— We haven’t officially named any teams yet, we haven’t chosen the coaches yet, so it’s hard to say.
—Are you ready to return to Yuri Mikhailovich?
— For Yuri Mikhailovich, I am a huge headache with a lot of desires, as he said. Therefore, I will not cause unnecessary trouble for him.
— If something happens, could you end up on a regional team?
– Well yes.
— It’s sad, because Istomin’s group is in a losing position with this decision.
– Well, I’m not saying that I won’t continue to work with Istomin. If management decides to lump everyone into one group, that doesn’t mean everyone will be better off. It’s their decision, and I will wait for support from the region,” Khalili told .
On Saturday, Khalili won the men’s mass start.
The Alfa-Bank 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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