MOSCOW, January 26 Norwegian biathlete Ida Lien became the winner of the women's biathlete sprint race at the European Championships in Slovakia.
Lien covered the 7.5 km distance in 19 minutes 11.5 seconds, making no mistakes at the shooting range. Her compatriot Maren Kirkade was second (lag — 14.0 seconds; 0 misses). The top three winners were completed by Ukrainian Kristina Dmitrenko (+35.3; 0).
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) Congress in September decided to uphold the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until further notice due to the situation in Ukraine.