KAZAN, May 3, Vadim Kuznetsov. Increasing the prize money for participants in internal competitions in biathlon in Russia will increase the interest of athletes in them, said two-time Olympic champion Dmitry Vasiliev. Earlier, the candidate for the presidency of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU), Alexei Nuzhdov, announced the need to increase the prize money for participants at domestic starts. Russian biathletes have been suspended from participation in international competitions due to the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine. another question. Either state sources or attracted money. Where does the money come from? It doesn’t matter for athletes. The main thing is that they are. Then domestic competitions will be quite interesting. Athletes will really fight for these prize money. Competitions will not be boring at all. This needs to be done Without a doubt,» Vasiliev said.