Executive Director of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Alexander Pak said that at the stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Murmansk, the coaches of the Russian national team will select the strongest to participate to relay races not by region, but among collections.
The stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup will be held in Murmansk from April 12 to 14. The mixed singles and mixed relays are scheduled for Saturday.
— How will the mixed relay teams be formed? Will the regions or the Russian national team compete?
– No. Two teams compete here: Belarus and Russia. So, finally, the relay races will be made up of collections, and not by region. Senior coaches will build teams as they wish. This is the first time that the Russian national team faces the Belarusian national team, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Pak’s words.
Watch the sprint races of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup stage in Murmansk live on Friday on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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