MOSCOW, 11 Jan, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Two-time Olympic champion Anatoly Alyabyev in recent days of his life he struggled with coronavirus infection, said Soviet biathlete Dmitry Vasiliev. Alyabyev died on Tuesday morning at the age of 71. «Alyabyev, it turns out, fell ill with coronavirus. I also thought it was a cold at first. But it was COVID-19. Anatoly At first he was at home, but then he was sent to a rural hospital. But they had to take him to the city right away. Only when they felt that everything was bad, they took him to the city intensive care unit, but they did not save him there. This is very sad, I express my condolences, » — said two-time Olympic winner Vasiliev. Alyabyev won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the relay and individual race. At the 1980 Games, he won the bronze medal in the sprint race. Alyabyev is also a two-time bronze medalist at the World Championships.
