Former biathlete Kruglov appreciated the new Commonwealth Cup prize money

Former biathlete, world champion and Olympic medalist Nikolai Kruglov In a conversation with a correspondent, he called the introduction of cash prizes in the Commonwealth Cup in the amount of one million rubles for the winners an excellent decision.

Earlier, the executive director of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Alexander Pak said that starting from the new season, the winners of the stages will receive funds in the amount of one million rubles. In addition, financial rewards are planned for the leaders of the rating, general and small rankings.

The summer biathlon stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup will take place from September 6 to 8 in Krasnoyarsk.

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“The fact that this option has appeared this season is great. We can say a huge thank you to the federation and partners for this work.

I’m sure it will add intrigue and a certain intensity of passions. There will be an extra motivation to perform throughout the season and not give up on participating in certain races.

“As for the amount of prize money, Moscow was not built right away, and the International Biathlon Union also did not immediately come up with the figures that we have today. Therefore, I think that everything is ahead of schedule,” Kruglov told .

On Sunday, there will be mass starts for men and women in Krasnoyarsk.

Watch live broadcasts of the Commonwealth Cup races on the channel, as well as on the sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru websites.

Author: Dmitri Samarkin

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