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Canadian biathlon coach Richard Boruta has died in a climbing accident at the age of 49. Biathlon Canada confirmed Boruta's death Tuesday on its website. Boruta was killed while climbing the Three Sisters near Canmore, Alta., on Aug. 9.

Gabriela Koukalova won the women's biathlon sprint title Friday, finishing fourth in the race to edge overall champion Laura Dahlmeier by five points.

?Laura Dahlmeier led Germany to the world title in the women's 4x6-kilometre relay on Friday in Hochfilzen, Austria, becoming the first biathlete to win a medal in 10 straight world championship races.

Laura Dahlmeier of Germany won the women's individual competition Wednesday for her third gold medal and fourth overall at the biathlon world championships in Hochfilzen, Austria.

The Austrian federal criminal agency said Thursday it raided the lodgings of the Kazakh national biathlon team on the eve of the world championships on suspicion of doping.

The International Biathlon Union announced Wednesday that the Russian city of Tyumen will no longer host the 2021 world championships, in the wake of alleged state-sponsored doping around the time of the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Martin Fourcade's domination of the men's biathlon World Cup continued Sunday in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, with the defending champion and overall leader's victory in the 15-kilometre mass start.

Gabriela Soukalova of the Czech Republic won the biathlon sprint title Thursday and closed in on the overall World Cup title.

The Canadian men's relay squad battled their way onto the podium at the biathlon world championships in Norway on Saturday, capturing bronze.

Martin Fourcade of France earned his fourth gold medal at the biathlon world championships in the 20-kilometre individual race on Thursday. It was his third consecutive world 20K title, which he also won at the Sochi Olympic Games two years ago.