Biathlon: Sebastian Samuelsson still not mincing his words
In biathlon, Sebastian Samuelsson has been known for many years for his outspokenness and radical stance on certain issues. Sometimes opposed to the IBU, this time the Swede took aim at the Russian athletes. In fact, the 28-year-old biathlete continues to tackle the athletes from Moscow (Russia) as he has been doing since 2018.
To the extent that he has received numerous death threats over the years. If there’s a death list in Russia, I think there are quite a few people who will end up higher than me,” he told SVT Sport.
Sometimes critical of the doping scandals surrounding the Russian national team, the young father is also critical of the possible return to competition of his best enemies more than three years after the invasion of Ukraine: “When it comes to issues affecting our sport, it’s important that someone takes responsibility, and I say what many people think,” he says.
“In the current situation, it would be strange, even unthinkable, to compete with the Russians”.Sebastian Samuelsson at SVT Sport
With the International Olympic Committee (IOC) considering reinstating the Russians in the competitions more and more each day, the Swede is worried about this development: “In the current situation, it would be strange, even unthinkable, to compete with the Russians,” he says.
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