The Russian Biathlon Union (SBR) needs to purchase imported mats so that athletes can work at the shooting range, because in Russia there is no technology that will prevent products from cracking in the cold and melting in the sun, said the executive director of the Russian Biathlon Union (SBR). told Alexander Pak .
Russian biathletes have been suspended from international competitions since February 2022.
— It’s not your responsibility, but recently one of the coaches of the national team asked to buy him a new telescope (a telescope that coaches use at the stock exchange – editor’s note), but he was refused.
– Yes, quite simply because we can’t buy it. There are no Carl Zeiss pipes to purchase through the correct legal route. We tried to buy through foreign companies, but were unsuccessful. Some friends of this coach have such a pipe, but we cannot buy a pipe for half a million in cash, just drool over it and not get reporting documents for it. Sorry, we are a public body and must report.
The same problem with biathlon mats. All the normal ones are imported, but they don’t make them like that here. At one time, Mikhail Dmitrievich (Prokhorov) even wanted to buy a factory for the production of these carpets, but then they decided to continue purchasing imported ones. We don’t have the technology to keep them from cracking in the cold or melting in the sun.
—They’re new this season, right?
– Yes, new ones. A carpet costs almost 60,000 rubles. We bought a lot at once, realizing it would cause problems. We have stock. Nowadays you can still buy a lot, but it takes a long time and is very expensive,” Pak 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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