male trainer Russian team Sergei Bashkirov in an interview with , he expressed his opinion about the isolation of Russian biathlon from international competitions, and also noted that the athletes in his group are not currently considering the possibility of changing their nationality.
The specialist’s training group includes world champions Alexander Loginov, Maxim Tsvetkov, Anton Babikov, as well as Alexander Povarnitsyn, Vasily Tomshin, Kirill Bazhin, Mikhail Burundukov, Vyacheslav Maleev, Ivan Kolotov and Alexey Vagin.
– You don’t have the impression that by withdrawing the Russians from foreign competitions, you canceled an important part of your coaching career?
– Every athlete and coach wants to compete at the highest level possible. Without foreign stages, we are forced to focus on national starts, but that does not remove the need to show the maximum, otherwise there will be no progress. It will not be possible to run halfway, because to return to world biathlon, whenever that happens, you have to be competitive.
Personally, I don’t feel that what is happening is secondary. I see in front of me athletes who need to grow. If they can fix some shortcomings, add technique, shooting, that means I’m not working in vain.
– If the quarantine period is canceled when changing sport citizenship, many will leave, what do you think?
– Hard to say. But at the moment, judging by the guys in my group, there is nothing hinting at this, there is no one offended, ”said Bashkirov.
Source : MatchTV
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