Kazakhstan’s Yerbol Khamitov claimed gold in the 10km individual competition at the FIS Para Nordic World Cup event for cross country skiing and biathlon taking place in Vuokatti, Finland, Kazinform reports.
Para biathlete Yerbol Khamitov brought the first-ever World Cup gold for Kazakhstan after finishing the 10km individual competition with a result of 32:37.0.
Coming in second was Ukrainian Taras Rad with a time of 33:41.6. His compatriot Alexander Aleksic finished third with a result of 33:50.7.
The FIS Para Nordic World Cup event for cross country skiing and biathlon takes place on December 7-19, 2022, in Vuokatti, Finland. Khamitov already claimed silver in the 5km cross-country skiing and bronze in the 10km individual competition. Another Kazakhstani para biathlete Alexander Gerlits won a bronze medal in the 12.5km race.
