Double Olympic biathlon champion Olga Zaitseva told that sport in Russia is developing, despite the exclusion of athletes from international competitions.
Russian biathletes have not participated in international tournaments since March 2022 due to the situation in Ukraine.
— Two seasons have passed since the suspension. Do you feel that this isolation has a negative impact on our biathlon? New names do not seem to appear.
– Yes, we don’t have two years of isolation. Remember how many races we ran in neutral status.
— This concerned the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Games, but there are now in principle no international departures.
“Now this is the situation in the country, we must accept it.” You say that there is no influx of new names into biathlon. I do not agree. We have growing athletes, there is a lot of competition. The sport is developing all over Russia. Children see their idols, admire them and want to be the same. They are growing up and will continue to perform on the international stage. They have a guideline,” Zaitseva told .
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