A big shout out to three of Biathlon Manitoba’s athletes competing at Canada’s National Biathlon Championship in Charlo NB! They are Lucas Smith, Alexisse Berard, Kaylee Dean. Also racing under the BAM banner is Alberta biathlete Karly Coyne. So far the athletes have raced a Sprint Race, a Pursuit Race and today a Relay. Sunday will be the final Individual race. We are posting some good results in this very competitive event. You can follow the race results in Zone 4 under the heading “Championnat Canadian Championships 2018”.

Congratulations to all the athletes that participated in the Western Canadian Biathlon Championships in Red Deer, Alberta recently! There were medals won and good national level racing experiences had by all. Congratulations to those who made it to the podium!

Medal and podium achievements are as follows:

Saturday, February 24:

Lucas Smith: Bronze in Youth Men 12.5 k

Tim Wehner: Gold in Masters Men 10 k

Jennifer Findlay: Silver in Masters Women 7.5 k

Sunday, February 25:

Lucas Smith: Silver in Youth Men 7.5 k Sprint

Emma Mitchell: Bronze in Jr. Women 7.5 k Sprint

Tim Wehner: Gold in Masters Men 6 k Sprint

Emily Hunt: Calforex Medal Gold in Dev 2 – Girls 3.75 km. Sprint

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