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Jackie Chan carried the Olympic flame through the ruins of Pompeii
Actor Jackie Chan carried the Olympic flame through the ancient ruins of Pompeii during the torch relay for the 2026 Games in Italy, the press service of the International Olympic Committee reports.
71-year-old Jackie Chan took part in the Olympic torch relay for the fourth time.
“I am honored to be the torchbearer again.” Every time I carry the Olympic flame, it is not just a torch, it is the spirit of sport, of humanity. You are transmitting more than just fire. “You convey peace and love,” the actor said.
The Olympic torch relay started on November 26 in Ancient Olympia. It will last two months and cover all Italian provinces. The relay will end on February 6 in Milan, the opening ceremony of the games will take place at the San Siro stadium.
The 2026 Olympics will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from 6 to 22 February.
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Kazakevich about missing the sprint in Demino: “Tereshchenko and I both had the flu. Looks like Hong Kong”
Olympic silver medalist biathlete Irina Kazakevich said on Match TV that the coaching staff did not allow her and Inna Tereshchenko to go to the start of the sprint race as part of the third stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup.
The women’s sprint will take place on Friday and start at 14:00 Moscow time.
— Inna and I, unfortunately, will not take part in the race, it was the coach’s decision. We need to practice a little, because the illness has not gone away without a trace. We had the flu, it looked like the Hong Kong flu. We will continue to prepare and hope that we will receive permission to enter the mass start,” Kazakevich said on Match TV.
Watch the live broadcast of the men’s sprint at the stage of the Russian Biathlon Cup on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru from 10:30 Moscow time, the women’s race – from 13:50.
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Fabien Claude, Oscar Lombardo, Quentin Fillon Maillet and Eric Perrault / Photo: © Alexander Hassenstein / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
The French team won the men’s relay at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany.
On Thursday, French biathletes completed the distance in 1 hour 8 minutes 58.1 seconds. Fabien Claude, Oscar Lombardo, Quentin Fillon Maillet and Eric Perrault played for the national team. The team took one penalty loop and also used four additional rounds on eight firing lines.
Second place was taken by the Norwegian team, which lost to the French by 6.2 seconds (7 additional rounds). The third result was shown by the German team (+7.9; 5).
On Friday, January 16, the women’s sprint is scheduled as part of the World Cup in Ruhpolding.
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Marte Krakstad Johansen, Juni Arnekleive, Caroline Offigstad Knotten, Maren Kirkade / Photo: © Alexander Hassenstein / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Norwegian biathletes won the 4×6 km relay at the fifth stage of the World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany.
The Norwegian team (Marte Krakstad Johansen, Juni Arnekleive, Caroline Offigstad Knotten, Maren Kirkade) won with a result of 1 hour 7 minutes 6.2 seconds, using 9 additional cartridges.
Second were the Italians Hanna Auchenthalle, Dorothea Wierer, Michela Carrara and Lisa Vittozzi, who lost 0.9 seconds to Kirkade at the finish line. The Italian team also avoided penalty loops and used four additional rounds.
The top three were completed by the Swedish team, represented by Johanna Skottheim, Lynn Gestblom, Elvira Oeberg and Hannah Oeberg (+3.0; 0/7).
On Thursday, January 15, the men’s 4×7.5 km relay will take place at the World Cup in Ruhpolding.
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