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IBU Open European Championships in Raubichi

IBU Open European Championships in Raubichi
26 Feb 2020

The IBU Open European Championships was held in the Raubichi Olympic Center near Minsk on 26 February – 1 March. The 2020 IBU Open European Biathlon Championships was relocated from Estonia’s Otepaa to Raubichi due to the warm weather in Estonia. The championships began with the Men Super Sprint Qualification.  All in all, were taking part in the event are 40 teams, 157 men and 140 women.

On 26 February Belarusian Sergei Bocharnikov became the first winner of the 2020 IBU Open European Championship in Raubichi. Adam Waclawek from the Czech Republic was second. Bronze went to Ukrainian Dmytro Pidruchnyi. Russian Evgeniya Pavlova clinched the Women Super Sprint Final gold of the 2020 IBU Open European Championship in Raubichi. Ukrainian Elena Pidgrushnaya finished in second. Bronze went to Chloe Chevalier from France.

On 27 February the Norwegian duo of Endre Stroemsheim and Karoline Erdal won the Single Mixed Relay (W+M), as they cleared the distance in 47:12.2. The German team of Justus Strelow and Stephanie Scherer came in second (+11.5 seconds). Ukraine's Ruslan Tkalenko and Anastasiya Merkushyna rounded out the top three. The Ukrainian national team won the gold medal in the Mixed Relay at the IBU Open European Championships in the Raubichi. Valentina Semerenko, Yuliia Dzhima, Artem Pryma and Dmytro Pidruchnyi topped the podium with the result of 1:11.32 (0+9).

The competition wrapped up with the Men’s and Women’s Pursuit Competitions on 1 March.

On picture: Adam Waclawek (Czech Republic), Sergei Bocharnikov (Belarus), Dmytro Pidruchnyi (Ukraine), the winners of the Men Super Sprint Final

IBU Open European Championships kicks off in Raubichi
IBU Open European Championships to kicks off in Raubichi
IBU Open European Championships kicks off in Raubichi
Three Belarusians into Men Super Sprint Final at Raubichi
IBU Open European Championships in Raubichi
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