12:07. This Friday morning, the Austrian association announced two withdrawals from the remainder of the biathlon world cup at Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie) due to health problems.
Anna Gandler, sixtieth yesterday in the sprint, “felt unwell immediately after the race and fell ill during the night. She will therefore not compete in any more races in France”, read the Ski Austria press release.
David Komatz, also physically impaired, is out for the rest of the weekend.
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