Russian confronts Fourcade with doping allegations

“Martin Fourcade is a great athlete, a great talent, but he still gets some medical support,” said the 55-year-old before the start of the World Championships in Antholz. The 5-time Olympic champion Fourcade, who has long campaigned vehemently against doping in biathlon, reacted immediately. “I hope that not all former athletes fall into senility. It happened to her...” tweeted Fourcade. Reszowa, who won two Olympic gold medals as a biathlete and an Olympic victory in cross-country skiing, then went on to take on the 2-time overall World Cup winner and 7-time world champion. "There look! I would like to say that he will never achieve what I achieved (...) He insulted me.” The threat that Fourcade would call in lawyers also left her cold: “I'm not afraid of anything.” But she also backtracked a bit and said it had been translated incorrectly. The Russian Biathlon Association, national coach Anatoly Khowantsev and sports commentators in Moscow distanced themselves from Reszowa. Norwegians are also said to be among the perpetrators Reszowa particularly included the Norwegian ski hunters in her statements, using the example of the 6-time season winner Tiril Eckhoff. This season it is more dominant than ever before: “I can’t believe this is possible without medical help. And how many Norwegians are asthmatics? People who suffer from asthma have difficulty walking, and they keep winning.” Asthma medications are on the doping list above a certain dosage. But many athletes have a certificate and are therefore allowed to use the funds. Below a certain dose, you don't need an exemption from the anti-doping agencies. At the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, the Norwegian delegation brought 6.000 doses of asthma medication for 121 athletes. Reszowa explained her own compatriots' failure with international pressure and hostility from other athletes because of Russian state doping. That hits the Russians hard.

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Russian confronts Fourcade with doping allegations

The 3-time Russian Olympic champion Anfisa Reszowa has indirectly accused France's biathlon star Martin Fourcade of doping.

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