MOSCOW, January 28, Alena Sulizova. Olympic champion in speed skating In sports, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova said that she likes the idea of Belarusian biathletes participating in the All-Russian Spartakiad.
Earlier, the head coach of the Belarusian biathlon team, Yuri Albers, said that the national team will take part in the Spartakiad, which will be held from February 9 to 18. Competitions under the program of the 2026 Olympic Games will be hosted by the Krasnodar Territory, Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen Regions and the Krasnoyarsk Territory. There will be 108 sets of awards in 16 disciplines.
«»In general, it's great. They now take part in all our speed skating competitions too. I'm very glad that the guys have a platform. They have a much smaller country than ours, and the competition would be very small, and so, training and by performing in Russia, they, of course, expand the possibilities of their skills. They are with us everywhere and are great for being our brothers who support us. Well, unfortunately, it partly turned out that they found themselves in this situation, but they persevere through it.» , — said Zhurova.
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) Congress in September decided to uphold the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until further notice due to the situation in Ukraine.