Belarusian biathlete Anna Sola took 3rd place at the World Cup stage
Belarusian biathlete Anna Sola took 3rd place in the pursuit race at the final stage of the World Cup in Ostersund, Sweden.
The athletes had to compete in strong gusty winds, and therefore no one managed to avoid misses. Anna Sola missed five times and eventually finished third, losing to the winner by exactly 44 seconds. The first place was taken by Norwegian biathlete Marte Olsbu Røiseland, who covered the 10 km distance in 32 minutes 54.8 seconds with four misses. Another Norwegian athlete, the leader of the overall standings Tiril Eckhoff, finished second (+29.3 seconds, 4 misses).
As for the other Belarusian biathletes, they took the following places in the final standings: 9th - Elena Kruchinina (+2 min 11.5 sec; 5), 20th - Irina Krivko (+2 min 50.7 sec; 4), 27th - Dinara Alimbekova (+3 min 08.8 sec; 8).