Ukrainian biathlete Irina Varvinets became the European champion in the sprint, which took place in the Italian city of Renau.
Not allowing a single miss, our compatriot for 12.5 seconds ahead of the closest rival, which became Chloe Chevalier (France). Bronze in this race was won by Japanese Fuyuko Tachizaki.
In addition to Varvynets, Ukraine in this sprint was represented by 5 more biathletes - Nadezhda Belkina, Yana Bondar, Olga Abramova, Maria Panfilova and Julia Zhuravok, who received 1 minute penalty for being late for the start.
The highest place was occupied by Belkin, which is located on the 16th line. The next race will take place on January 27, 2018. Men and women will compete in the pursuit race.