The corona disease of Johannes Thingnes Bö and his brother Tarjei caused Zoff.
In focus: The travel plans of the biathlon stars.
Östersund - On Sunday (March 5th), the two Norwegian biathlon stars Johannes Thingnes Bö and his brother Tarjei started in Nove Mesto na Morave in the Czech Republic despite a positive corona test - and got the double victory.
"We're both insecure.
We don't know for sure if we have it or not, but both Johannes and I had a positive test with a faint dash," Tarjei Bö told Norwegian broadcaster
NRK
.
However, since they said they had no symptoms, they decided to start.
They "watched out for other runners, both when warming up and when zeroing".
At the award ceremony, both wore an FFP2 mask on the podium
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Biathlete Benedikt Doll is annoyed by the Bö brothers' original plans.
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Anger about corona disease from Johannes Thingnes Bö and brother Tarjei
So far so good.
But then there was still trouble due to the corona disease of Johannes Thingnes Bö and his brother Tarjei.
The reason: The two should travel with the other athletes on the plane, despite Corona.
"I don't think that's right," German biathlete Benedikt Doll criticized the Norwegians' plans in an interview with
NRK
.
"You can infect others.
That's no secret.
If I had been ill, I would have driven the car.
I wouldn't have gotten on a plane," he continued.
Surname | Johannes Thingnes Bö |
Old | 29 years |
nationality | Norway |
Greatest successes | 5x Olympic gold, 2x Olympic silver, 1x Olympic bronze, 17x World Championship gold, 10x World Championship silver, 4x World Championship bronze, 3x overall World Cup |
Swedish biathlon star Sebastian Samuelsson felt the same way: "I don't know all the details, but if they have symptoms and are sick, then it's not so cool that they get on that plane," he said.
After Corona confession: Bö brothers do not travel with other athletes
Sports commentator Ola Lunde, who is also an expert at the Norwegian broadcaster
NRK
, described the actions of the Bö brothers as a certain double standard.
"What would Johannes and Tarjei say if Sebastian Samuelsson and Martin Ponsiluoma were on the plane despite testing positive?
Would the Norwegians be happy with that?
I would ask myself those questions," he said.
The Norwegians took the criticism to heart and changed the Bö brothers' travel plans at short notice.
They did not travel on the plane with the other athletes.
At the upcoming World Cup weekend in Östersund, both Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei will start in the mass start on Sunday (March 12) at the earliest.
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