Rounding out the top three were Tyrei Be and Martin Ponsiluoma
Norwegian biathlete Johannes Be won the pursuit in the seventh stage World Cup in Czech Nove Mesto.
The Norwegian, who won the sprint, made two misses and retained the first line. Half a minute his brother lost to him Tarja Be. The top three was closed by the Swedish biathlete Martin Ponsiluoma.
The best among Ukrainians was Bogdan Tsymbalwho won back 12 positions after the sprint and took 31st place. Anton Dudchenko made six penalties and finished 38th, Artem Prima – 39th. Dmitry Pidruchny, who also qualified for the pursuit race after the sprint, did not start.
The women’s pursuit will take place on Saturday. The start of the competition is at 16:45 Kyiv time.
- Biathlon. World Cup. Czech Republic, Nove Mesto. Men. Pursuit, 12.5 km
1. Johannes Be (Norway, 0+0+1+1) 31:25.1
2. Tarjei Be (Norway, 0+0+1+0) +34.6
3. Martin Ponsiluoma (Sweden, 0+3+1+1) +1:11.0
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31. Bogdan Tsymbal (Ukraine, 1+1+0+1) +3:46.1
38. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 2+1+1+2) +4:35.0
39. Artem Prima (Ukraine, 0+2+1+1) +4:36.8
Source: Sportarena
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