Martin Fourcade shares his opinion on victories in biathlon, motivation. He recorded a video addressing Russian biathlete Anton Shipulin. One can feel the obvious desire of the Frenchman to measure his strength with the athlete from Tyumen.
French biathlon champion Martin Fourcade has five Olympic victories. He shared with reporters his plans for the future. In an interview, he said that he wants to bypass Ole Einar in the number of victories in the world cup competitions.
“I have the hope of surpassing Bjoerndalen's record. This is not my main motivation. I continue my performances in biathlon with the hope of becoming stronger than him. According to Martin, Bjoerndalen's achievements lie in the Norwegian's athletic longevity. Ole Einar managed to perform at the highest professional level for a long time for 25 years. Here we cannot be compared,”AFP quotes Martin.
Athletic achievements in biathlon Martin and Ole Einar
Throughout his sports career, Bjoerndalen won 95 races at the stages of the Biathlon World Cup. Martin achieved 74 victories by the age of thirty.
Fourcade's appeal to Anton Shipulin
The French biathlete recorded an appeal to Anton on video. “I have information about your desire to continue your career in biathlon. You did the right thing! We belong to the generation that is still able to declare itself. See you at the World Cup! " - said Martin on the air of the program "Biathlon with Shipulin and without".
According to Shipulin, he has no desire to complete sports activities. However, the likelihood of completion remains.
Anton was not included in the Russian team at the World Cup, IBU Cup. He told reporters that he wants to take part in the IBU Cup in Austria.
Achievements of Anton Shipulin:
1. Gold medal in the relay race in 2014;
2. Bronze at the 2010 Olympic Games;
3. Gold medal in 2017 in the relay race;
4. Six-time medalist of the world championships.
