World Cup winner Daniel Serokhvostov does not believe that the level of Russian biathletes, in the absence of international competitions, has reached a critical level.
Russian athletes have not competed under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) since March 2022.
— What position would you occupy at the World Cup in the current state?
“I don’t even fantasize and I don’t have any hope of getting there now, getting into the top ten or winning. It’s hard to think because there are different speeds and different tracks. There are tracks where you rush and have record speeds, and at some distances you go so slowly that you lose a few minutes on the tracks in Russia.
— How can we increase competition in the current Russian Cup?
— There is no point in asking athletes such a question. What can I say? There are 70 of us running everywhere. Telling everyone to train harder? Well no. It seems to me that the question should be asked of the coach or those who organize the races. But I don’t think the level has dropped to the point that we arrive at the World Cup without going into the chase,” Serokhvostov said on .
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