About it on the page in website "Instagram" ". Couple of days ago after the latest news I was shocked! There was a thought everything to stop and leaving home. The Olympic Games – my dream, and I went towards this aim. Through hundreds and thousands difficulties, sweat and blood! I never for the sports career gave a reason to doubt that I am pure, always was careful to drink even usual vitamins. And from it it is even heavier to me to accept the events", – the biathlonist wrote.
Anton Shipulin admitted: news that International Olympic Committee refused participation in Games, killed it. However through any time he understood that it is impossible to despair." Life on it does not come to an end, it is necessary to go further! It is necessary to fight for the name up to the end. On Monday I sent the letter to International Olympic Committee with a request to confirm or disprove the fact of my absence in the list invited to Games. I yet did not receive any answer", – Anton Shipulin told.
He urged subscribers not to panic ahead of time and to wait for the official answer International Olympic Committee ". Let's not draw the wrong conclusions. Let's wait for official documents and decisions. And then we will already understand where to move further", – the athlete noted.
Anton Shipulin thanked fans for support and promised not to lower a hand: "I see, what number of people Russian Federation support me and my friends on the national teams, whose names are told as not invited. Thanks a lot to all of you for this support! We, the Russian athletes, never give up!"
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online newspaper "Dni.ru", International Olympic Committee refused to 111 Russian athletes the right to participate in Games of 2018. Before opening of the Olympic Games there were slightly more than two weeks, and for many athletes this decision became blow. In particular, to Games there will not go skiers Sergei Aleksandrovich Ustyugov and Dementyev Eugenie, biathlonists Anton Shipulin and Virolaynen Darya, hockey players Belov Anton and Plotnikov Sergei, skaters An Victor and Pawel Aleksandrovich Kulizhnikov, figure skaters Bukin Yvan and Stolbova Xenia.