Ukraine ranks first in medal standings at 2025 Para Biathlon World Championships

Ukrainian athletes have secured 14 medals at the Para Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia. Source: Champion, sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company Details: Ukraine's national team won five gold, three silver, and six bronze medals.

In the overall medal standings, Ukraine took first place, surpassing Canada (six medals) and the USA (five medals).

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Gold medalists:

  • Oleksandr Kazik - sprint, sprint-pursuit, individual race (visually impaired class);
  • Oleksandra Kononova - sprint-pursuit (standing class);
  • Hryhorii Vovchynskyi - sprint-pursuit (standing class).

Silver medalists:

  • Iryna Bui - sprint-pursuit (standing class);
  • Yaroslav Reshetynskyi - sprint-pursuit, individual race (visually impaired class).

Bronze medalists:

  • Oleksandra Kononova - sprint, individual race (standing class);
  • Oleksandr Aleksyk - sprint-pursuit (sitting class);
  • Anatolii Kovalevskyi - sprint-pursuit, individual race (visually impaired class);
  • Hryhorii Vovchynskyi - individual race (standing class).

Background: It was reported that the International Biathlon Union (IBU) will host a biathlon festival in Munich, which will feature para biathlon athletes.

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