Ukrainian athlete Bohdan Borkovskyi wins bronze in sprint at 2025 World University Games
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Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:36:54 +0200
Four Ukrainian athletes have competed in the mens sprint race in Turin, Italy, as part of the biathlon programme at the 2025 Winter World University Games.
Source Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravdas holding company Details 20yearold Bohdan Borkovskyi, who had already claimed the 2025 Winter World University Games gold in the individual race, secured the bronze medal with one miss, finishing 5.6 seconds behind the winner.
Ukraines Serhii Suprun and Roman Borovyk also finished in the top ten, while another Ukrainian, Vladyslav Chykhar, placed 26th after incurring two penalty laps.
Kazakhstans Nikita Akimov won the gold medal, demonstrating perfect shooting at the firing line.
Swedens Knut Vikstrm secured the silver, becoming the vicechampion of the 2025 Winter World University Games.
Background This marks Ukraines fourth biathlon medal at the Turin 2025 World University Games.
Earlier, Bohdan Borkovskyi and Daryna Chalyk won gold and bronze, respectively, in the individual races, while Oleksandra Merkushyna and Serhii Suprun claimed singles titles at the University Games.
In addition, today, 18 January, the womens sprint will take place at the 2025 University Games, with Ukrainians Liliia Steblyna, Daryna Chalyk, Oleksandra Merkushyna and Kseniia Prykhodko set to compete.
The race is scheduled to start at 1405 Kyiv time.
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