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Belarusian biathletes were close to getting on the medal podium during the World Cup first stage Dzinara Alimbekava and Hanna Sola Photo:...

The International Biathlon Union World Cup campaign is set to get underway in Sweden this weekend amid concern over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Europe.

The International Biathlon Union World Cup campaign is set to get underway in Sweden this weekend amid concern over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Europe.

Sarah Beaudry of Prince George finished 65 th after two misses while prone and had one missed standing target. The 26-year-old veteran finished 2:10.5 behind race winner Tiril Eckhoff of Norway, who finished the nighttime race in 18:11.1. Denise Hermann of Germany won silver (+6.1 seconds) and Dorothea Wierer of Italy captured bronze (+10.5). All three medalists shot clean. Emma Lunder of Vernon had an especially tough day on the range with four prone misses and one standing target left up. She placed 92 nd out of 103 starters, 3:17.9 off the pace. Nadia Moser of Whitehorse, Yukon was right...

Eckhoff earns second successive win at IBU World Cup Sunday, 7 March 2021 Tiril Eckhoff earned her second successive win at the International Biathlon Union World Cup after triumphing in the pursuit in Nové Město na Moravě. The Norweigan was the victor in yesterday's sprint and today finished the women's 10 kilometres pursuit in 27min 28sec, topping the podium despite picking up three penalties during the event.  It was her tenth World Cup win of the season.  "In the last shooting, I was thinking I was just going to shoot fast and clean," Eckhoff said.  "Then suddenly it was two mistak...