Sturla Holm Lægreid has received a punishment from the International Biathlon Union for her “damage statement”. The case is still under investigation.
The International Biathlon Union IBU has given the Norwegian Sturla Holm for Lægreid disciplinary penalty, and he will not be allowed to compete in the joint start of the World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on Sunday.
The Norwegian was punished because a charge had been forgotten in his gun, which went off on Friday during the Norwegian team’s dry shooting at the hotel.
In addition, the association has launched an investigation on the subject with the Swiss authorities.
Lægreid is deeply sorry for the “damage shot” that happened indoors.
– I am deeply sorry for what happened. I apologize to the entire biathlon family, my teammates and the owners of the hotel, the 26-year-old Norwegian said in the IBU press release.
– This is a brutal reminder to me and all biathlon athletes of how important safety is.
of the Norwegian public broadcasting company NRK according to the incident happened when the Norwegian team was preparing for Friday’s sprint as usual. Lægreid did dry shooting against the wall, so no one was injured in the situation. He forgot that the gun had a charge inside.
Biathlon Sunday’s joint starts can be seen on channels. The women’s joint start starts on TV2 and Areena at 1:25 p.m. and the men’s race starts at 3:40 p.m.