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SBR expressed condolences to the family and friends of the Bakken biathlete
Sievert Bakken / Photo: © Marius Nordnes/NordicFocus / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maigurov, in a conversation with Match TV, expressed condolences to the family and friends of Siewert Bakken.
On Tuesday, the Norwegian Biathlon Association said Bakken was found dead in a hotel room in Italy. The cause of death of the 27-year-old biathlete is unknown.
– I found out about this only now. On behalf of the RBU, I express my condolences to the athlete’s family and friends. I don’t know what the diagnosis and cause of death are. But if we talk about our athletes, they undergo the UMO twice a year. And not everyone is immediately allowed to train and compete. Therefore, the question is very serious. It is necessary to treat health with full responsibility – both on the part of doctors and on the part of the athletes themselves. Monitor the indications so that such cases do not occur or are as few as possible. But, as you can see, it is impossible to foresee everything 100%, and doctors may not see everything. Unfortunately, such things happen in life, especially since athletes with enormous physical exertion are more susceptible to this story,” Maigurov told Match TV.
Bakken was a two-time Youth Olympic Games winner, three-time European champion and multiple World Cup medalist.
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Victoria Metelya won the mass start at the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Championship in Izhevsk.
In the 12 km race, Metelya took first place with a result of 42 minutes 13.1 seconds, without making a single mistake on four shooting stages.
Victoria Slivko was second (lag – 8.2 seconds, 0 misses), the top three was closed by Anastasia Tomshina (+36.7, 1 miss).
Later on Sunday there will be a men’s 15 km mass start. Watch the race live from 12:15 (Moscow time) on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Biathletes of the French national team / Photo: © picture alliance / Contributor / picture alliance / Gettyimages.ru
The French women’s team won the relay at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof (Germany).
The French team covered the distance in 1 hour 18 minutes and 21.9 seconds, spending eight additional rounds of ammunition on the firing lines.
The second place was taken by the Norwegian team (+53.7; 1 penalty loop; 7 additional rounds), the third place was taken by the German team (+1.28.4; 1; 13).
On Sunday, January 11, the men’s relay and women’s pursuit race will take place as part of the World Cup in Oberhof.
Source: Sportbox
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Italian biathlete Giacomel won the pursuit race at the World Cup in Oberhof and led the overall standings
Italian Tommaso Giacomel won the pursuit race at the fourth stage of the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof (Germany).
Giacomel, who started first, covered the 12.5 km distance in 37 minutes 15.4 seconds; the Italian made six misses in four shooting ranges. The second place was taken by the Norwegian Martin Uldahl (lag – 4.5 seconds; 4 misses), the third – by the Swede Sebastian Samuelsson (+8.8; 6).
Jacomel won his third race in a row, scored 611 points and led the overall World Cup standings ahead of Johan-Olav Botn (560) from Norway.
Later on Saturday the women’s relay will take place in Oberhof.
Source: Sportbox
Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.
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