Winner of the mass start at the PARI Biathlon Cup Anton Babikov told that it was difficult for him to concentrate in the harsh mountainous and climatic conditions of Sochi.
Babikov won Sunday’s 15k race without a miss on four firing lines.
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— Analyzed yesterday’s errors. Yesterday like today, as it is in the mountains, it is very difficult to concentrate, not to hurry on the track and at the firing point. Keeping a cool head is very difficult. Yesterday I couldn’t deal with it, today I focused all my energy on shooting, tried not to make a mistake.
On the fourth lap, I understood that it was just necessary to work calmly, not to think of a separation at the turn, so as not to create problems on the last lap. So I got up and thought only of shooting. I have not worked so clearly, the enormous fatigue, the number of days spent in the mountains, and the races affect. The main thing is that everything went well,” Babikov told .
– Why did you take a break during filming?
– Shooting is a technically complex component in the sense that you have to combine the visual aspect, press the trigger and hold the whole muscle corset. To connect these three components together, you need a very high concentration, despite the fact that you have already perfected this mechanism. These breaks are necessary so as not to lose any of these components. It is important to connect them and do quality work.
Earlier in the Sochi stage, 31-year-old Babikov won the sprint.
The second stage of the Commonwealth Cup will take place in Raubichi (Belarus) from September 15 to 18.
Source : MatchTV
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