Grand Tour Biathlon: Big Project to Help Kids Learn Biathlon Begins
Competitions of shooting skiers will now take place under the new brand Grand Tour Biathlon and consist of 4 winter and 2 summer stages. Each stage will be held in different cities across the country.
On the first day of competition in the sprint race, more than 100 athletes from 8 regions of the country participated. Among the competition participants were representatives from the Akmola, Almaty, Abay, East Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan, Pavlodar regions, and the city of Almaty.
Winners can expect special prizes from the organizers, such as intermediate and personalized leader jerseys after each stage for the sprint and individual races, a yellow leader jersey for the overall season standings, and a personalized Winner's Cup with competition design.
The top 3-5 teams will receive certificates for purchasing children's equipment, and the best athletes born in 2008-2010 according to the ranking will travel to a festival in Norway from April 10 to 15.
The second stage of the Cup is planned to be held in January 2024 in the West Kazakhstan region, in the city of Aksai. The new competition format will be as close as possible to the stages of the Biathlon World Cup among adults.
The main goal of organizing the Grand Tour Biathlon is to popularize and develop this sport in the regions, especially in areas where biathlon bases have recently opened, as well as the opening of a children's department in Astana. The festival organizers intend to make these competitions the brand of Kazakhstan biathlon.
Winners of the first competition day:
Among boys born in 2009-2010:
🥇Nikita Dudchenko (East Kazakhstan Region, Ridder)
🥈Roman Svistich (Pavlodar Region)
🥉Kirill Ruchyov (Almaty Region)
Among boys born in 2011-2013:
🥇Vyacheslav Dymovskikh (Pavlodar Region)
🥈Ilya Kondaurov (Pavlodar Region)
🥉Aryn Tazhibayev (West Kazakhstan Region)
Among girls born in 2009-2010:
🥇Varvara Nebogatova (West Kazakhstan Region, Ridder)
🥈Zhanerke Tudakhunova (West Kazakhstan Region)
🥉Angelina Afanasyeva (West Kazakhstan Region, Ridder)
Among girls born in 2011-2013:
🥇Ksenia Krashkevich (Pavlodar Region)
🥈Sofia Zhigulina (Akmola Region)
🥉Evelina Timofeeva (Pavlodar Region)
