russian biathlete Karim Khalili told he would be happy to receive a bronze medal at the 2021 European Championship after the awards were redistributed due to the Latvian’s disqualification Andrei Rastorguev .
Biathlon Integrity Unit (BIU), an independent body fighting against negative phenomena in biathlon, said on Thursday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had rejected Latvian Rastorguev’s appeal for an 18-month suspension. The athlete failed to inform anti-doping officers of his whereabouts on three occasions during the year.
The results posted by the biathlete since July 1, 2020 have been canceled. Thus, he will lose the gold of the European Championship 2021 in the individual race, and Khalili, who took 4th place in this race, should receive a bronze medal.
– It’s hard to say anything now. In any case, it’s nice to receive a medal. It’s much nicer to receive it live right away, at the competition itself after the race. It’s cool that there’s one more medal in my piggy bank. Now we just have to wait for it to be handed over to me,” Khalili told .
Source : MatchTV
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