Russian national team coach Mikhail Shachilov told that the biathletes of his group could not help but run the Uvat marathon, because the competitions are held for the awards of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Ural Federal District , Vladimir Yakushev.
On Friday, in Uvat, Tyumen region, a 30 km women’s marathon took place as part of the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship. The best of the six starting biathletes in Shachilov’s group was Irina Kazakevich, who took second place at the finish. Victoria Slivko won the race.
—Why is your group in Uvat almost complete and no one even came here?
— asked the organizers. For the other athletes, I don’t know why they didn’t come. It’s on their conscience.
—Why is it important to run here?
— We have the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Ural Federal District, Vladimir Yakushev, it’s a race for his prizes. We must respect these people. There are traditions here,” Shachilov told .
The biathlon season will end next week in Murmansk. Watch live broadcasts of the fourth stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup on TV channels of the Match outfit from April 12. You can also follow the progress of the races on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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