MOSCOW, Jan 27 Head of Press Service of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Sergei Averyanov wrote on his Telegram channel that Alexander Pechersky, head of the organization’s service group, was shocked to learn of a positive coronavirus test result. Earlier on Thursday, the SBR announced that Pechersky would miss the Beijing Olympics due to coronavirus infection. «With Pechersky «I talked — Alexander, of course, is in shock,» Averyanov wrote. «The Olympics is the pinnacle not only for athletes and coaches, but also for the service, doctors, journalists and everyone involved in it. To say that he is upset is to say nothing. Pechersky did not fly to Antholz with the team, he was engaged in the logistics of equipment in Moscow. Now he will help his team remotely. Mikhail Kolosov will manage the process on the spot. With Shashilov, Kazakevich, Vasnetsova and Nikitin, everything, thank God, is much better, although they experienced a shock no less. «The head coach of the women's team Mikhail Shashilov, biathletes Irina Kazakevich and Valeria Vasnetsova, masseur Roman Nikitin have not yet been able to get to China. Their flight was delayed for a day due to the need to provide additional documents confirming that they had been ill with a coronavirus infection. The Beijing Olympic Games will be held February 4-20.
