Ukrainian biathlonist Vita Semerenko commented on the decision of the Biathlon Federation of Ukraine to boycott the World Cup in Tyumen.

"For me, the ninth stage of the Biathlon World Cup is a competition held by the IBU, an organization under whose auspices I have competed for more than fifteen years and which I fully trust.

What problem did we solve? In my opinion, the refusal to travel to the final stage with a constructive has nothing in common. It's just that the circumstances have turned out for today, unfortunately.

And I understand absolutely the decision of the Minister and the Federation. Moving on, I planned and coordinated with the trainers the beginning of preparation for the next season and is ready to continue to defend in practice the honor of my country of Ukraine, "Vita stated in an interview with Sport Express.

Recall, our team refused to go to the final stage of the World Cup, which takes Tyumen, and because of this will lose quotas for the next season.