Biathlon World Championship kicks off in Norway
Ukrinform
Biathlon World Championship begins in the Norwegian town of Holmenkollen that will end on 13 March.
The first set of medal will be awarded on March 3 in the mixed relay, the press service of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine reports.
"Ukraine at the prestigious world sports forum will be represented by 12 athletes led by our Olympic champion Yuliya Dzhyma, Olena Pidhrushna and Valentina Semerenko," a statement said.
Ukraine team:
men - Dmytro Pidruchny, Serhiy Semenov, Artem Prima, Oleksandr Zhyrny, Vitaly Kilchitsky, Ruslan Tkalenko;
women - Valentina Semerenko, Olena Pidhrushna, Yuliya Dahyma, Iryna Varvynets, Anastasia Merkushyna, Yana Bondar.
