Biathlon World Champion Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht told that the ex-skier Natalia Shevchenko earned first place in the sprint at the Russian Biathlon Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk.
On Monday, former skier Shevchenko won her first biathlon victory. The athlete overcame the distance of the sprint race in 24 minutes 22.5 seconds and shot zero on the lines. Before the start of the current season, she competed in cross-country skiing under the name Mekryukova.
– To be honest, I’m not surprised by Shevchenko’s victory. I followed the races and Natalia rose quite high at the Russian Cup and Commonwealth Cup stages. Today she faced all the components and deservedly stands on the first step of the pedestal, Yurlova-Perkht told .
On Tuesday, at the Russian championship, there will be pursuit races. The men will start at 9:00 a.m. Moscow time, the women at 12:00 p.m. Watch live broadcasts of the chases on , Match! Arena”, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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