The juniors led in two 7.5 km sections, but Abraham, while lying down, hit only one target from eight shots and had to take four penalty rounds. He handed over fifth and world champion from the endurance race Mareček improved his position by at least one place. The French won over Italy and Nora, the Czechs were the fastest runners in the race.
“I would undoubtedly take fourth place before the race, but after that … I am still not disappointed, on the contrary, I am happy with the performance of all the boys and they deserve praise, even though it is bitter for Luďa now,” said coach Michal Málek on the federal website.
The hopes of the juniors, consisting of Gabriela Masaříková, Tereza Jandová, Tereza Voborníková and Kristýna Otcovská, ended at the end of the second section. A crowd of people converged around the Czech Republic … “I was in an egg during the descent and suddenly it was as if someone had stabbed me. Terrible pain, I was not able to take a step, let alone reach 200 meters to the pass,” Jandová described.
According to her further statement for biatlon.cz, it first looked like a problem with the appendix, then a muscle injury. “After the last examination, the doctors told me that a lot of blood had gotten from my legs to my stomach. I was very relieved that it was nothing with the heart that I also had problems with. But the warmth (during the race it was up to 16 ° C) does not suit me at all. Neither the short sleeves nor the shorts helped me … I’m so sorry about the girls, but I wasn’t able to do anything about it at all, “she continued for the federal website.
According to coach Zdeněk Vítek, the torn abdominal muscle was the probable cause of the problem. “Fortunately, it looks good and we all believe it shouldn’t be anything more serious,” he said.
The Italians won the 4×6 km race ahead of the Germans and the French.
