SOCHI, August 24, Alexander Govorov. Belarus national biathlon team coach Vasily Bolshakov told reporters that the Olympic champion of Pyeongchang Dinara Alimbekova and the silver medalist of the Games in Beijing Anton Smolsky came to the first stage of the Commonwealth Cup in Sochi to win. , they are on a well-deserved maternity leave,» Bolshakov said. The first stage of the Commonwealth Summer Biathlon Cup will be held in Sochi from 25 to 29 August. The tournament will also be hosted by the Belarusian «Raubichi» (September 13-19 and two stages from January 17 to January 30, 2023), Ryazan (December 21-25) and Tyumen (March 7-13, 2023). Executive Committee of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) 16 August announced that he recommended to the IBU congress to keep the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes in place until further notice. The proposal will be submitted for approval to the IBU Congress, which will be held in Salzburg on 15-18 September.
