Russian national team biathlete Vasily Tomshin told that he and Anastasia Batmanova praised their careers Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht when they presented him with their bronze medals won in the relay race at the stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Murmansk.
Anastasia Batmanova and Vasily Tomshin, third in the race, presented Yurlova-Perkht with their bronze medals at the awards ceremony.
– Why did you make such a decision?
— Firstly, when else will you have such an opportunity to hang medals on the neck of a world champion? Secondly, Nastya and I just decided to pay tribute to Katya, because this is her last competition in her career. We salute her for her super cool career,” Tomshin told .
On Thursday, Yurlova-Perkht, 39, announced that she would retire after finishing the competition in Murmansk.
Watch live broadcasts of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup races on and Match! Arena”. You can also follow the progress of the competition on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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