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Biathlete Garanichev – about skipping the Olympics in Beijing: “He didn’t beat his head against the wall, but he was worried”
Evgeny Garanichev / Photo: © RIA Novosti/Alexey Filippov
Bronze medalist of the Olympic Games 2014 biathlete Evgeny Garanichev spoke about his feelings about not being included in the Russian team for the 2022 Games in Beijing.
Last season, Garanichev took 113th place in the sprint race at the World Cup in Östersund, Sweden, after which he went to the IBU Cup. The athlete lost the competition and missed the main start of the season – the Olympics.
– I did not beat my head against the wall, but I was worried. After all, everything was fine in the summer, albeit with small reservations. And in the end, all the work done was in vain, because at the most crucial moment the body failed. This is life, this is sport, this is a coincidence,” Garanichev told the “Championship”.
Garanichev is 34 years old, he has one personal victory at the World Cup
Source: Sportbox
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