MINSK, 15 February (BelTA) - The Biathlon 2025 Cup of the Strongest Athletes kicked off at the Winter Sports Center Raubichi on 15 February, BelTA learned.
More than 70 best biathletes from Belarus and Russia took part in the tournament. Over the nine days of competition, athletes will compete in 10 medal events: four in men's and women's individual disciplines, mixed relays.
More than 70 best biathletes from Belarus and Russia took part in the tournament. Over the nine days of competition, athletes will compete in 10 medal events: four in men's and women's individual disciplines, mixed relays.
“I would like to congratulate all biathlon fans on the event. This sport is very much loved in Belarus and Russia, and this tournament, I am sure, will give a new impetus to the development of biathlon in the post-Soviet space and will attract hundreds and even thousands of children from all regions of our country where thanks to the state policy, the sport is developing rapidly,” Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk said at the ceremony. “I would like to thank the Russian side for their help in organizing this tournament and to the workers of the National Winter Sport Center Raubichi for preparing the track in difficult weather conditions.”
“I am very happy to be in Minsk today,” said Mikhail Degtyarev, Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee. “My Belarusian colleagues and I agreed to hold this tournament during the joint board meeting of the sports ministries of our countries on the bank of the Amur River last summer. Belarus is not just a good neighbor for us, but a friend and ally in all matters. Sport only unites us; we will overcome all difficulties together.
The Cup in Raubichi kicked off with the women's sprint.
Photos by Maksim Gucek, Denis Kostyuchenko
NOC - BelTA
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