SOCHI, August 27, Alexander Govorov. Biathlete of the Belarusian national team Dinara Alimbekova told reporters that she does not know the exact size of the prize money at the Commonwealth Cup, because she does not understand Russian rubles. Alimbekova won the sprint and pursuit at the starting stage of the Commonwealth Cup in Sochi. Earlier, the President of the Russian Biathlon Union Viktor Maigurov said that the total prize money of the summer tournament is 40 million rubles. «I'm calm about this, it's our job. Everyone wants to know about our emotions. In general, such attention is nice. The coaches announced the size of the prize money to us, there is something in Russian rubles, so I'm not very oriented in this (laughs). This money is for us not immediately handed. It's quite a long process. I try not to bother myself with this. Of course, this is important for athletes, but this is not the main factor. I participated only once in the summer world championship among juniors, then we were not paid anything, so this is my first summer earnings,» Alimbekova said.
