The Ukrainian biathlete returned from a serious injury and became a bronze medalist in the sprint at the stage of the IBU Cup.
Dmitry Pidruchny finished third in the sprint race at the IBU Cup stage in Obertilliach, Austria, which was the biathlete’s first start after knee surgery.
The Ukrainian took the lead after the first shooting range, and in the second shooting he made a miss on the stand, but continued to lead. However, in the final part of the distance, Pidruchny allowed two Norwegians to overtake him.
The Ukrainian biathlete finished behind the winner Endre Stremsheim by almost ten seconds.
Obertilliach men’s sprint results in the IBU Cup
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Endre Stremsheim (Norway, 1+1) 24:26.9
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Webern Sorum (Norway, 1+1) +9.4
- Dmitry Pidruchny (Ukraine, 0+1) +9.8
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16. Artem Tishchenko (Ukraine, 1+0) +1.15.2
36. Taras Lesiuk (Ukraine, 0+3) +1:52.5
38. Ruslan Tkalenko (Ukraine, 2+2) +1:56.6
47. Sergey Telen (Ukraine, 0+2) +2:21.3
Earlier, Dmitry Pidruchny said that he hopes to get in shape after an injury for the World Championships, which will be held from February 8 to 19 in Oberhof.
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Source: korrespondent
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