Biathlete Tandrevold announced a break from racing due to heart problems
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From a purely medical point of view, there would have been nothing to prevent Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) from taking part in the mass start race on Sunday.
Norwegian biathlete Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold is struggling with cardiac arrhythmia. After the four-time world champion was close to abandoning the World Cup in Kontiolahti, she has now pulled the ripcord.
Prone to tachycardia attacks, Ingrid Tandrevold decided to withdraw from the Kontiolahti events while the men's and women's mass-starts take place this Sunday. The Norwegian, who has already experienced these episodes, does not yet know when she will be able to return to the World Cup.
Four-time relay world champion Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold is taking a break from racing due to a cardiac arrhythmia. He will not start either on Sunday in Kontiolahti or next week at the next World Cup stop in Hochfilzen. According to the Norwegian team, he will travel home from Finland, where he will rest.
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold's heart beats faster than usual in both the individual and the sprint. That's why the Norwegian makes a decision before the mass start.
Nasty pictures when Tandrevold had to stop at the sprint in Finland: -- It hurts to watch “I'm fine with it, but it was a shame to have a bad experience again. I was a little nervous and afraid to have the same experience as normal. It's a bit of a bummer to know that it's not controllable. I get a rhythm disturbance and it's like a notch in the disc. It pulsates very quickly and then I have to find my rhythm back,” Tandrevold told TV 2 after t…
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