Yulia Gorodnaya and Irina Petrenko took places on the podium
Anastasia Merkushina won the women’s sprint at Ukrainian Biathlon Championshipwhich takes place in Bukovel.
39 athletes took to the start of the race. Biathletes from the core of the Ukrainian national team took part, who competed at the final stages of the 2023/24 World Cup. Yulia Jima and Anna Krivonos missed the race.
Anastasia Merkushina made one mistake in prone shooting. The second place was taken by Yulia Gorodnaya, who lost 29.5 seconds, the third was Irina Petrenko.
Earlier, a men’s sprint took place in Bukovel, which was won by Dmitry Pidruchny. The Ukrainian Championship will continue on Sunday. On March 24, two pursuit races will take place.
1. Anastasia Merkushina (Transcarpathian region, 1+0) 25:51.2
2. Yulia Gorodnaya (Lviv region, 0+1) +29.5
3. Irina Petrenko (Chernigov region, 1+2) +41.8
4. Elena Gorodnaya (Lviv region, 1+1) +57.4
5. Kristina Dmitrenko (Chernigov region, 2+0) +1.11.9
6. Nadezhda Belkina (Kiev region, 2+2) +1.13.8
Source: Sportarena
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