Creating a task force to support athletes under sanctions will inspire Russian athletes to do what they love, the two-time Olympic biathlon champion said in a chat with . Olga Zaitseva.
Earlier on Wednesday, it became known that world biathlon champion State Duma Deputy Anton Shipulin will lead a working group to support athletes under sanctions. The group is created under the aegis of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports.
– Of course, you have to think about the athletes at this difficult time. It is very important to me that they have the opportunity to compete, to get involved. So it’s definitely very good. Athletes won’t think they’ve been let down. After all, we’ve had times like this before where some birth years for the sport were lost, because there really wasn’t any support. So now it’s really extremely important that they keep training, that there’s a purpose and an incentive to do what they love, so that they don’t go to other countries and see what they need, and understand that everything will soon recover and they will be ready to compete at the international level. . So well done. It is very good that the state thinks about the athletes,” Zaitseva told .
Source : MatchTV
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