The EU sanctions will leave Russia's biathlon without ammunition?

The international political scene is likely to have consequences nell''ambito sport of biathlon Since & eacute; the economic sanctions against dall''Unione European Russia for the situation in Ukraine they would be making very problematic 'import ammunition.

Saturday 25 April 2015 3 minutes reading time

The 'Alarm & egrave; been launched in recent days dall''ex team coach Andrei Gerbulov male and confirmed by Gennady Lysenko, the main importer of Finnish Lapua bullets, they use most of Russian biathletes. & nbsp; Basically right now there would be difficulty & agrave; of any kind in Russia nell''importare ammunition produced in the EU and even the maintenance of the German rifles Ansch & uuml; tz would become problematic. According Gerbulov the situation could not create big failure at the level pi & ugrave; high, but is likely to afflict heavily & nbsp; 'activities & agrave; youth. It is rumored that in Russia at the moment there are stockpiles of ammunition Lapua destined to run out in the fall. From this point of view the presence of Ricco Gross could help to circumvent the sanctions, but the situation of the Technical & egrave; frozen because of unspecified trouble with the bureaucratic 'German army - until they are resolved - do not allow him to take on any assignment all''estero. The President of the Russian Federation Alexander Kravtsov has glossed stating that the problem will come & agrave; solved, but at the same time he spoke to lean to bullets and weapons produced in Russia (Izhmash rifles and cartridges Olymp). However most of the Russian athletes use rifles Ansch & uuml; tz therefore should change weapon. Also according Gerbulov bullets Olymp would not be reliable and accurate as those produced all''estero. So the Russian biathlon lives nell''incertezza and is located in front of big unknowns about the 'essential material to be used in the near future for the' activities & agrave; sports.

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