The 33 national teams registered include biathletes from Australia, Denmark, Greece, Greenland, Great Britain and Spain. It's great to see how small teams get to know each other better and help each other, Petr Plecháč told ČTK news agency on Tuesday. Cech and some of his colleagues support Australian biathletes Darcy Morton and Noah Bradford as service figures. Plečak also told ČTK about how Greenlandic biathlete Ugalek Sledmark recently forgot his bullets in a hotel room. The attendant said he was staying in the same hotel as his team, so he walked back from the stadium to pick up bullets.
The small Australian biathlon team isn't the only one using the help of Czech servicemen. Darcy Morton took part in a two-week training session with the Czech national team in Letohrad. The athlete admits that he cannot speak Czech. However, all the colleagues were very kind to her and she was very grateful to them, Morton insisted. Plechak has nothing but praise for the Australian biathlete. According to him, Morton sacrifices a lot for the sport he loves. In the summer she works as a waitress in Australia and rides 40 kilometers to work on roller skis. Morton's father Cameron competed in the biathlon at the Turin Olympics in 2006. For Darcy, biathlon is a family tradition. But Morton says no one else in his home country knows what lies behind the game.
The Australian biathlete lives in Europe from October to April. Because in Australia she is only allowed to practice in a few places. The only biathlon area in the country was built by the Australian Army many years ago. But now it has expired. As his employee, Plecock, explains, Morton has a modest budget. Despite receiving financial support from the International Biathlon Federation and the Australian Olympic Committee, he tries to save money to invest in training opportunities and equipment.
In the sprint, Darcy Morton was 71st at the current world championships and will compete in the 15km on Tuesday. On Thursday they will join Bradford as the first Australian team in history to compete in the mixed relay.
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