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Tikhonov says he shot a bear approaching Bjoerndalen in Kamchatka
Alexander Tikhonov says he shot a bear that was moving toward Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen during a hunt in Kamchatka.
Tikhonov said Bjoerndalen fired at the bear, but it kept coming until it was about 20 metres away.
Tikhonov said he then shot it in the shoulder, and it fell.
Tikhonov is a four-time Olympic champion who won his gold medals in relay events for the Soviet Union.
Bjoerndalen is an eight-time Olympic champion.
Reports of bears coming into populated areas have increased in several Russian regions, with attacks, emergency measures and trail closures reported.
Former Russian biathlon chief Alexander Tikhonov said he shot a bear that was approaching Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen during a hunting trip in Kamchatka.
Tikhonov said Bjoerndalen fired at the bear, but it kept moving toward him.
Tikhonov said he fired when the bear was about 20 metres away, hitting it in the shoulder and bringing it down.
Tikhonov also said he had hunted bears since childhood and described hunting as a way to recover after the biathlon season.
- Who
- Alexander Tikhonov said he shot the bear; Ole Einar Bjoerndalen was the biathlete it approached.
- What
- Tikhonov said he shot a bear that was moving toward Bjoerndalen.
- When
- During Bjoerndalen’s visit to Kamchatka; the date is not stated.
- Where
- Kamchatka, Russia.
- Why
- The men were hunting. The reason for the trip is not stated.
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Tikhonov said a bear moved toward Bjoerndalen while the two were in Kamchatka.
Bjoerndalen fired at the bear, but it continued approaching.
Tikhonov said he fired, hit the bear in the shoulder and brought it down.
- Shooter
- Alexander Tikhonov
- Biathlete
- Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
- Location
- Kamchatka
- Distance when Tikhonov fired
- About 20 metres
- Injury to bear
- Hit in the shoulder
What people are saying
When Bjoerndalen was in Kamchatka, we arranged it for him! I was standing below, watching, and the bear was charging at him. Ole fires and fires, but the bear keeps coming. It is about twenty metres away; I take a shot, hit it in the shoulder, and the animal falls.
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