The coach of the Russian national biathlon team Sergei Bashkirov tested positive for coronavirus and was isolated upon arrival at the Olympic village in Beijing. This was stated by the coach "Match TV".

“Yes, I passed a positive test for coronavirus, upon arrival at the Olympic village I was isolated. Now I'm waiting for another test. I feel well, there are no signs of illness. On the plane, we flew separately - there were certain zones, it turned out that I flew separately from the athletes, in different cabins. On the bus, I also rode separately from the athletes, ”said Bashkirov.

It is noted that Bashkirov will pass the second test after January 27.

Five members of the Russian national biathlon team did not fly to Beijing due to COVID-19 Biathlon Earlier it became known that due to a positive test for COVID, the head of the service team of the biathlon team Alexander Pechersky will miss the Games. Also, biathletes Irina Kazakevich and Valeria Vasnetsova, head coach of the women's team Mikhail Shashilov and massage therapist Roman Nikitin were unable to fly to Beijing on January 26 due to incorrectly filled data in the application of the organizing committee of the Games.

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