MINSK, September 16, Alexander Govorov. Head coach of the Russian biathlon team Yuri Kaminsky said that the introduction of a new format in Russian competitions during the period of international isolation suggests itself — a sprint with a quarter-final, semi-final and final. The Congress of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) on Friday decided to uphold the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until further notice. On Saturday, at the second stage of the Commonwealth Summer Biathlon Cup in Raubichi, pursuit races will take place. «We need to try new programs. I would already start experimenting at these starts. A sprint in the format of cross-country skiing with a quarter-final, semi-final and final suggests itself. Super sprint, which is introduced into biathlon, it's essentially not much different from a normal sprint.The trend is for shorter distances, which are more fun to watch.Think of the ski sprint tour in 2007 or so.The most watchable distance was 100m.The rating was like football Champions League. We are discussing these new options, but so far everything is on pause. And God himself ordered the skiers to introduce something like that, «Kaminsky said.
