At the beginning of the week, a list of Russian athletes was announced, for which the capital of the Winter Olympic Games Pyeongchang was closed. In the stop-list, including, hit and biathlete Anton Shipulin. After a pause, the athlete spoke about the verdict made by the IOC on his page in the Instagram:.

"A couple of days ago after the latest news I was shocked!" There was an idea of ??throwing everything and going home. Olympic Games - was my dream and I was going towards this goal. Through hundreds and thousands of difficulties, sweat and blood! I have never once in my sports career did not give reason to doubt that I am clean, I have always been careful not to drink even ordinary vitamins. And it makes it even harder for me to accept what is happening ". "Spike" did not hide emotions: "Half a day I was heartbroken, this terrible news!" Soon I realized that in no case should I give up my hand! Life does not end there and we need to go further! We need to fight for our name until the end ". To raise his sports and morale, Anton decided to flee the Marcialonga marathon, which will be held on January 28 in Italy, at the foot of the Dolomites. "The goal is to get an extra charge of vivacity and positive emotions in the circumstances," he wrote.. The star of the Russian biathlon appealed to the fans not to make premature conclusions: "Let's wait for official documents and decisions. And then we will already understand where to move further ".

The athlete finished his post with words of gratitude: "I see how many people support me and my friends on Russian national teams, whose names are called as non-invited.

Thank you very much for this support! We, Russian athletes, never give up! "Recall, the opening of the Winter Olympic Games will be held in a couple of weeks - February 9. For the first days before the start, the IOC will make public the official list of Russian athletes admitted to the competition.