09:59. For several months now, Dmytro Pidruchnyi has been collecting the race numbers of numerous biathlon World Cup athletes with a very specific idea in mind. By organising a tombola on his social networks to win the bibs, the Ukrainian is raising funds that will enable him to finance a shelter for a school based on Ukrainian soil.
And while Julia Simon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Sebastian Samuelsson and the brothers Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei Boe have all played along, it’s another Frenchman who has offered up his jersey in recent days. A few days after the stage in Ruhpolding (Germany), Eric Perrot posed with his Ukrainian counterpart.
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- As well as their race numbers, brothers Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei Boe are also donating their skis to Dmytro Pidruchnyi in support of Ukraine.
- Like Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Julia Simon gives a bib to Dmytro Pidruchnyi in support of Ukraine
- After Sebastian Samuelsson, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet is also offering her race numbers to Dmytro Pidruchnyi in support of Ukraine
