MINSK, 19 February (BelTA) – Belarus has named its roster for the forthcoming IBU European Open Biathlon Championships in Raubichi, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Biathlon Federation.
Belarus will field Iryna Kryuko, Hanna Sola, Dzinara Alimbekava, Elena Kruchinkina, Irina Kruchinkina, Adelina Sabitava, Darya Kudayeva, and also Sergei Bocharnikov, Raman Yaliotnau, Anton Smolski, Mikita Labastau, Maksim Varabei, Viktar Kryuko and Yahor Kazarynau.
Russia, Ukraine, Latvia and Bulgaria will also field their best athletes.
The 2020 IBU Open European Biathlon Championships has been relocated from Estonia's Otepaa to Raubichi due to the warm weather in Estonia. The Belarusian Sport and Tourism Ministry and representatives of the Raubichi sports center expressed their readiness to host the competitions. Apart from the IBU Open European Championships which kick off on 26 February, the sports center near Minsk will host the IBU World Cup.