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Quest'' today in Moscow has '' played an exhibition called "Race of Champions" after which Evgeniy Ustyugov announced his retirement from competition.
Saturday 5 April 2014 2 minutes reading time
"I have decided to end my career as a biathlete. Want to say thanks to the fans for their support.'s Family biathlon is fantastic, the best in the world, but for me it is time to leave.'d Rather do it at a young age " said the'' athlete of Krasnoyarsk, 29 years to be made in June.
The retreat is Ustyugov a surprise only partial since already in recent years he admitted to having to fight with a lack of motivation. In fact in 2010, his first season at the top, conquered the'' Olympic gold in the mass start in February and then become a father in September.
In the winters to come Ustyugov is not more able to express themselves on the level of excellence of 2009'' - 10'' and still get important results, such as the'' silver in the mass start at the World Cup 2011 and especially the'' Olympic gold in the relay in Sochi 2014.
The Siberian concludes the activity'' competitive with 3 wins in the World Cup, 2 gold medals (one individual) and 1 bronze at the Olympic Games, 2 silvers at the World Championships (one individual).
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