Artem Istomin, the coach of the Russian biathlon team, said what is the advantage of Norwegian biathlete over Russian athletes. “Championship.com”.
“We are not Norwegians, so we have a main team and a reserve team. If their backups are moved to the main squad, there will be no difference in speed, it will work almost the same as the main squad,” he said.
The expert also noted that he admires the young Norwegian athletes’ ability to think during the race, noting that the Russian team also strives for this.
Recall that on February 26, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced its decision to allow Belarusian and Russian athletes to participate in the World Cup and IBU stages only as neutral athletes. In addition, biathletes from Russia and Belarus will be able to earn points only in the individual classification.
After the SBR, he decided to abandon the performances of Russian athletes in the remaining stages of the World Cup.
Earlier, it was reported that the Russian biathlete Anton Babikov was originally on social networks. congratulated Happy birthday to yourself by making a list of things to do.