Russian biathlete Eduard Latypov apologized for his performance in the 4x7.5 km relay at the Beijing Olympics.
“I'm sorry that this happened. Today we fought for gold. Everyone wanted to win. The guys did their best to achieve it, ”Sport24 quotes him.
According to the athlete, at his stage “it didn’t work out”. “Standing shooting is something,” Latypov added.
The biathlete believes that bronze is a worthy result. "It's good that we managed to keep at least third place," he concluded.
Matytsin called the bronze in the biathlon relay an incentive for future victories 2022 Olympics Russian biathletes won bronze in the relay. In addition to Latypov, Said Khalili, Alexander Loginov and Maxim Tsvetkov took part in the race. The Russians were in the lead from the first stage thanks to good shooting. Khalili made one miss, Loginov - two, and Tsvetkov hit all the targets.
Before the last shooting range, Latypov was first, but made five misses, went for two penalties and finished third. Norwegians became Olympic champions. Silver was won by the French team.
After crossing the finish line, the Russian knelt down and cried. Teammates tried to support him. The head coach of the Russian men's biathlon team, Yuri Kaminsky, explained Latypov's poor shooting at the last frontier by the rush and the fact that the athlete "hung the medal around his neck early."
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