Para biathlon: Les Bleus off the podium in the Vuokatti sprint pursuit
This Sunday, the Para Biathlon World Cup in Vuokatti (Finland) came to a close with sprint pursuits. In the visually impaired category, Anthony Chalençon (guided by Florian Michelon) was aiming for the podium, but had to settle for ninth place at 8/10. Ukraine’s Iaroslav Reshetynskyi (guided by Dmytro Drahun) won ahead of his compatriot Maksym Murashkovskyi (guided by Vitaliy Trush) and China’s Yu Shuang (guided by Wang Guanyu).
The women’s final went to Germany’s Leonie Maria Walter (guided by Christian Krasman) at 10/10. China’s Wang Yue (coached by Liu Hang) and her compatriot Johanna Recktenwald (coached by Louisa Maria Haag) also finished on the podium.
Benjamin Daviet sixth
Bornandin Benjamin Daviet (10/10), meanwhile, gradually picked up his rhythm in the standing category and finished sixth in this sprint pursuit , around thirty seconds off the podium. Mark Arendz (10/10) took victory ahead of Marco Maier (9/10) and Serhii Romaniuk (10/10). There was also a Canadian success in the women’s race, with Natalie Wilkie (8/10) winning ahead of Ukraine’s Oleksandra Kononova (9/10) and China’s Guo Yujie (10/10).
Finally, in the seated category, Ukraine’s Taras Rad (10/10) won the men’s race ahead of Liu Mengtao (9/10) and Liu Zixu (7/10), while Germany’s Anja Wicker (10/10) won the women’s race ahead of Wang Shiyu (9/10) and Zhai Yuxin (8/10).
Full results
- Vuokatti: Anthony Chalençon fifth in the individual, tenth place for Chloé Pinto
- Vuokatti: Anthony Chalençon (guided by Florian Michelon) third in the opening World Cup sprint
- The programme for the Vuokatti World Cup, the first stage of the 2024/2025 season
- “I’m going back totally motivated”: after his break from para-rowing, punctuated by participation in Paris 2024, Bornandin Benjamin Daviet is about to start his winter of para-Nordic skiing.
- “She has to gain time over her rivals”: at the Vuokatti World Cup, Chloé Pinto will be trying to qualify for the Worlds.
- “I’ll go all the way to the 2026 Games and then I’ll stop”: Paralympic and world champion Anthony Chalençon sets his retirement date
