male trainer Russian team biathlon Sergei Bashkirov in an interview with , he spoke about the selection and admission to the starts of the upcoming season, and also spoke about the plans of the Olympic medalist Evgenia Garanicheva participate in the Commonwealth Cup.
– Do you understand how the selection will take place for each of the three competitions of the season: the Commonwealth Cup, the championship and the Russian Cup?
– Not everything is clear yet. The performance of the national teams is expected at the Commonwealth Cup, we will be told in other starts I believe which teams the athletes will be competing against. They usually represent the regions in national competitions.
– How will people be selected for the team? Several training groups, someone is training alone… You have to check the candidates. Where and how?
– There are no details yet, but the Ministry of Sports, the RRF and the Belarusian Federation will definitely make a decision. It is clear that everyone will race in the Russian Cup, without restrictions. Then we will start from the quotas and the results.
– Where can Garanichev and Eliseev show up? After Östersund last year, both seemed to have been eliminated.
– We have not eliminated these athletes, we are monitoring them. Garanichev, I know, works with personal trainer Maxim Kugaevsky, prepares to perform at the summer Commonwealth Cup in Sochi. There is no information about Matthew. At the beginning of the preparatory period, some health indicators did not allow him to obtain medical clearance. I cannot say whether this situation has changed,” Bashkirov said.
The Commonwealth Cup is a separate tournament apart from the Russian Cup, in which biathletes from Russia and Belarus will participate. It is planned to organize five stages (two in summer and three in winter) with a prize fund and the possibility of starting for any team.
Source : MatchTV
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