A New Biathlon Record in Kostanay: 12 Regions Join the Grand Tour

The competition started with the Sprint races. Here are the top results:

Boys (2011–2012)

1. Ilian Bazelinskiy (Kostanay) – The local hero took 1st place!

2. Fedor Karpachev (East Kazakhstan)

3. Vitaliy Zubarev (Petropavlovsk)

4. Girls (2011–2012)

   1. Evelina Timofeeva (Pavlodar)

   2. Tatiana Umurzakova (Kostanay)

   3. Elena Tokmyanina (Kostanay)

5. Boys (2013–2015)

   1. Ramil Sarsembaev

   2. Gennadiy Zonov

   3. Timofey Bulgakov

6. Girls (2013–2015)

   1. Varvara Dudina (Kostanay) – Last season’s champion won another gold medal.

   2. Victoria Romantsova (East Kazakhstan)

   3. Elizaveta Alimova (North Kazakhstan)

The big moment: Norway trip winners

The most exciting part of the day was announcing the winners of the trip to Norway. For the third year in a row, the Kazakhstan Biathlon Union is sending the best young athletes to the Liatoppen Festival, the world’s largest biathlon event for kids.

The four leaders (born in 2011) traveling to Norway are:

-Iliyan Bazelinskiy (Kostanay Region)

-Tatiana Umurzakova (Kostanay Region)

-Fedor Karpachev (East Kazakhstan)

-Ksenia Krashkevich (Pavlodar Region)