Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasilyev spoke about his hopes to play for the Russian national team after the return of biathlete Ekaterina Bekh, who played for Ukraine.
“As far as I know, Beh is a very talented young lady. Even before she moved to Ukraine, she gave quite optimistic results. I don’t know why he left to play for Ukraine, he went and went. I think he has every chance to get into the Russian national team and maybe even strengthen it. Therefore, yes, he is a pretty good athlete, ”said Vasiliev Vprognoze.
The 23-year-old athlete has been playing for the Ukrainian national team in recent years, but now she has decided to reclaim her Russian citizenship.
Ekaterina Bekh is the winner of the Ukrainian Championship, two-time world champion among juniors, European champion among juniors. As part of Ukraine’s junior team in 2019, she became a two-time world champion among juniors in sprinting and pursuit. She won the sprint at the 2020 European Junior Championships.
Former coach of the Russian national biathlon team Vitaly Noritsyn He stated that he did not see any meaning in the fight against the citizenship change of the athletes..