World champion Alexander Loginov said that the Russian team, which won the mixed relay at the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup, could not have fought for victory in international tournaments with three penalties.
On Saturday, Loginov, Karim Khalili, Irina Kazakevich and Natalia Shevchenko won the mixed relay.
— What was the reaction to the composition of the relay?
– Complitly normal. They asked me what I was going to run: mixed or single. I told him that the single had never been released in its life. It wasn’t important for me to run in the third or fourth stage, and they didn’t ask me.
— Could this team, with such a composition, perform well in international competitions?
— We don’t have such an “if only”, but if you look at our result at the finish line, then with three rounds – no. Without them, maybe yes (laughs).
— Was it necessary to support Irina Kazakevich, who made six mistakes in a row at the bar?
— I always say that it’s biathlon, where anything can happen. We have all gone in circles before in relay races and in individual races. “I say that this is a normal biathlon life, against which no one is insured for me,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Loginov’s words.
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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