Opportunity to represent Finland in international biathlete competitions Daria Virolainen took it positively because she has a chance to resume her career, the athlete’s husband Roman Virolainen told .
On Friday, it became known that the International Biathlon Union (IBU) had authorized Daria Virolainen to represent Finland in international competitions for the 2023/24 season. Last season, Virolainen competed twice in Finland, where she has lived for six years. The athlete received Finnish citizenship in 2021 and last competed internationally in the 2017/18 season.
– This news is positive for her: there is an opportunity to prolong, resume her sports career, so to speak, to use one more chance. But you yourself understand that having three children takes a lot of time and effort, we hope she will succeed, ”Roman Virolainen told .
At the end of January 2022, the athlete gave birth to her third son. In July this year, reported that the 34-year-old athlete held a training camp in Altai at his own expense and trained under Leonid Myakishev.
Virolainen is the eldest daughter of three-time Olympic champion Anfisa Reztsova. She is European champion in the single mixed relay and double silver medalist in the World Cup.
Source : MatchTV
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