Russian biathlete Eduard Latypov said he would not pay attention to criticism on the Internet after the failure at the last frontier of the relay at the Beijing Olympics. His words are quoted by TASS.
“Will I read all of this? No, why - I don't have time for that. I have a race ahead of me. People can think differently - this is their right, in any case, I would like to thank those who are worried about us, I thank the fans who support us, ”said the athlete.
Russians Alexander Loginov, Karim Khalili, Maxim Tsvetkov and Latypov took bronze in the 4 x 7.5 km relay at the Beijing Olympics.
The Russian biathlete burst into tears after losing gold at the Olympics 2022 Olympics Before the last stage, the Russian team was in the lead, but Latypov made five misses at the last frontier and went for two penalty loops.
According to the biathlete, this is an experience "that will help you become stronger." “Even negative moments must be transformed into positive ones in order to become stronger. Without mistakes, you will not become better, you will not become a champion. All great athletes have made mistakes; they became great because they did not stop and went to become the best in the world and the winners of the Olympic Games,” he added.
The men at the Olympics on February 18 will have another race - a 15 km mass start.
Latypov took bronze three times in Beijing - in the men's relay, mixed relay and pursuit.
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