The Norwegian announced the news this Saturday. He will not compete in the next Olympic Games, in 2026, in Italy.
It's an earthquake in the world of biathlon. The Norwegian Johannes Boe, world number 1 in biathlon and ogre of the discipline for several years, announced on Saturday that he will end his career next March, at the end of the World Cup, one year from 2026 Olympic Games in Italy.
«I had to continue for another year but participating in the Olympic Games demands even more, including for those around me“, explained, in tears, the 31-year-old biathlete, winner of five large crystal globes and five Olympic gold medals, during a press conference organized at the last minute in Ruhpolding (Germany), where the 5th stage of the Biathlon World Cup.
Five times winner of the big Crystal Globes and holder of five Olympic titles, the Norwegian, current leader of the World Cup, also announced the news this Saturday on his social networks. “The time has come to put my family first,” Boe writes. “According to the plan, I was supposed to continue for another year, but the Olympic commitment requires even more.”
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