Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev congratulated the Ural biathlete Anton Shipulin on his first victory at the World Cup in Kontiolahti.

"Anton has proved to everyone that the best in the world! It is doubly disappointing that our clean athlete was not allowed to enter the Olympics. And today - another gift for the fans and especially the fans: Anton Shipulin won the sprint at the World Cup stage! We, the Urals, always knew that Anton is the elite of world sports, "wrote the head of the region at Instagram.

Anton has proved to everyone that the best in the world! It is doubly disappointing that our clean athlete was not allowed to enter the Olympics. And today - another gift for the fans and especially the fans: Anton Shipulin won the sprint at the World Cup stage! We, the Urals, always knew that Anton is the elite of world sports. All sports weekend!.

Publication from Evgeny Kuyvashev (@evgenykuyvashev) Mar 8, 2018 at 10:12 PST Shipulin did not allow a single miss on the shooting and showed the result 23: 51,6. Biathlete immediately after the competition told "Match-TV" that before the competition he felt ill, which did not allow him to demand the maximum of the body. However, the heaviness in his legs did not prevent him from performing better than everyone else.

"I hope I proved that I did not play around at home while everyone was running at the Olympics," said the sportsman.

In the general standings Shipulin goes third, behind the leader of the World Cup Marten Fourcade at 303 points. Sprint in Kontiolahti Fourcade missed due to illness. The second place is taken by Johannes Be, who lags behind the Frenchman by 11 points.

Recall, the name of the Ural biathlete was not mentioned in the scandalous report of the WADA Anti-Doping Commission, but IOC did not allow Anton Shipulin to participate in the Olympic Games without explaining the reasons.