Russian biathlete Tamara Derboucheva On , she admitted that she lacked energy in the final lap of the Alfa-Bank Russian Summer Biathlon Championship sprint and therefore was unable to improve at the finish line.
The competitions are held in Krasnoyarsk. She won the sprint on Saturday. Victoria Slivko The biathlete achieved a time of 19 minutes 48.3 seconds, without making a single mistake on the shooting range. Derbusheva came in second (+10.5; 1 miss).
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— We didn’t manage to roll to the finish line. Vetch [Сливко] stronger, even though the coaches encouraged me. I ran out of energy in the last lap. I ran at my maximum. The hardest section is at the end of the steep climb, where everyone has difficulties. There was not much wind during the filming. I made a mistake myself. I am happy, it is a good fight and an interesting race.
— How would you rate your level of preparedness?
– Everyone comes out to show the result. It’s a holiday. Every race is important. I saw an abrasion after a fall on Natalia Shevchenko. But she is great, she fights until the end, she shows her character.
“We watched the guys running and saw that it was quite difficult for them to cope with the wind. They guided us, they listened to the coaches,” Derbusheva told .
On Sunday, relay races will take place at the Russian Championships. From 8:35 Moscow time, watch the men’s race on , and at 11:35 the women’s race. You can also follow the progress of the races on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
The Russian Summer Biathlon Championship will end on September 15.
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Source : MatchTV
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