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Strakova and Volfa win Arber women’s sprint titles

Slovakia’s youth champion shot clean as Latvia moved atop the provisional medal table.

04 Mar Europe Arber, Germany
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Michaela Strakova won the youth women’s sprint in Arber through another clean shooting performance, earning her second gold of the championships. Norway’s Hanna Voelstad took silver with one penalty, repeating the first two positions from the individual event, and Selina Ganner earned bronze after one miss.

Estere Volfa won the junior women’s sprint, improving on fifth place in the individual. Her victory delivered Latvia’s fourth medal and moved the country to the top of the provisional championship standings before the remaining individual races and relays at the German venue.

Inka Hamalainen finished second for Finland with one shooting error, matched by Germany’s bronze medallist Sydney Wuestling. Ukraine’s Tetiana Tarasiuk received the junior women’s sprint discipline Crystal Globe.

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