Belarusian biathlete Nikita Lobastov told that the entire Belarusian team will not participate in the Russian Championship in Krasnoyarsk, as three starts would be too many for the summer part of the season.
On Sunday, the stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Krasnoyarsk ended with mass starts. Belarusian Anton Smolsky won the men’s competition, and his wife Dinara Smolskaya won the women’s competition. Earlier, Smolsky also became first in the sprint and pursuit.
The Alfa-Bank Russian Championship will take place in Krasnoyarsk from September 12 to 15.
— Why does the Belarusian team miss the Russian championship?
— The performance at the Russian Championship was not originally planned, it was the decision of the coaches. We planned to participate in the Commonwealth Cup, then a training camp is planned. We return to Minsk for two days and fly to Armenia in the mid-mountains.
I think this is due to the fact that systematic preparations for the winter season are underway, so we did not plan to participate in the Russian Championship. Last year, we also participated only in the Commonwealth Cup and then in the championship of the Republic of Belarus.
This year we took part in the Championship of the Republic of Belarus, then in the Commonwealth Cup – probably three starts will be too many for the summer. In addition, training work is planned in the mid-mountains, so we do not take part in them.
— Did the fact that you came here after your national championship benefit the team? Or on the contrary, has fatigue already built up?
— Additional races are just a plus for the results. Feeling the intensity of the competition, the emotions of the competition – it only helped to perform better at the Commonwealth Cup. Our guys played very well: Anton and Dinara Smolsky, Dima Lazovsky took second place today, Styopa Danilov performed well. Therefore, yes, the championship of the Republic of Belarus helped me get in shape faster.
— Do you plan to follow what will happen at the Russian Championship in Krasnoyarsk?
– Yes, of course. It will be very interesting to see how the guys will behave. It will be interesting to watch them after the races in which we also participated. It will be possible to see who will add what, maybe someone will subtract. In general, it will be interesting to watch anyway, “Lobastov told .
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