Bjørndalen comes second at Belarus Biathlon Championship

Б’ёрндален заняў другое месца на чэмпіянаце Беларусі па біятлоне

Eight-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen has taken the second place in the sprint at Belarus Summer Biathlon Championship. The famous sportsman never missed but lost 4 seconds to Belarusian Yury Lyadau. Vitautas Strol of Lithuania came third.

He needs practice at such competitions, Bjørndalen said. Belarusians are great rivals, the Belarusian Biathlon Federation quotes Bjørndalen.

 

Nadzeya Skardzina was first in the women’s race. Anastasiya Dubarezava came second and Darya Yurkevich – third.