On the morning of March 2, Beijing time, a number of foreign media quoted the announcement of the Ukrainian Biathlon Association as saying that Former Ukrainian biathlon athlete Yevhen Malyshev, who served in the Ukrainian army, has been killed in the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict at the age of 19.
Yevhen Malyshev was born in 2002 and ended his sporting career 2 years ago. He was performing compulsory military service and was sent to the front to defend his country from Russian troops. He had entered the final phase of service two years earlier, during which he temporarily abandoned the practice of winter sports.
The Ukrainian Winter Sports Federation wrote in a statement: "We sing affectionately to the motherland, friends and family. Yevhen Malyshev's eternal memories. ”
As a member of Ukraine's junior biathlon team, Malyshev, who aims to resume the race and prepare for the next Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, is one of the country's main hopes for the sport.
The biathlon event includes two major links in cross-country skiing and shooting, requiring athletes to have both the ability to turn from static to static and the ability to rotate from static.
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