Double Olympic champion Olga Zaitseva In a conversation with , she emphasized the benefits of sports friendship between Russian and Belarusian biathletes.
At the end of June, Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev announced that the Spartakiad of the strongest athletes of Russia and Belarus in winter and summer sports will take place in 2025.
In February 2024, Belarusian biathletes took part in the Spartakiad, which was held in Zlatoust. They performed outside the competition, did not receive medals, and the anthem was not played in honor of the winners.
“We competed in exactly the same way last year.” At the Spartakiad, our Belarusian colleagues played outside the ranking, but now they will be included in the general ranking. I think it’s great that this sporting friendship continues and that they support us.
— Didn’t you find it a pity that the Belarusians were not rewarded at the last Spartakiad and that the anthem was not played?
“This is probably how it was originally agreed.” The leadership of our biathlon is trying something new. Nobody knows in advance how to do it right. I think there is no reason to condemn anyone in this case. All this comes with experience. The season was going backwards, that’s how it was. The next one will be different. Conclusions are being drawn, mistakes are being corrected. It’s good that our new Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev has announced a joint Spartakiad. “All this is a big plus,” Zaitseva told .
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