MINSK, Sep 17, Alexander Govorov. Russian biathlete Anton Babikov said that work in difficult, windy weather is his strength. Babikov became the winner of the pursuit race at the second stage of the Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi (Belarus), ahead of compatriot Kirill Bazhin, who took second place, and Belarusian Anton Smolsky, who finished third. «He was not afraid of windy weather. It causes stress for someone, but I consider working with the wind my strong point. I went to the race with the expectation of closing the gap, and I did it. «And luck, of course. From the last frontier I went out with the thought that I was ready to fight at the finish line, even if Anton Smolsky ran right behind me. But I saw that there was a small gap and went for broke. My strong point is lifts and at the end There are a lot of descents in the lap, so there was a risk of letting rivals close to you,» Babikov said.
