Albina Albina AkhatovaAkhatova Albina Akhatova is a Albina Akhatova is a

Russian biathlete. Russian biathlete. She is Honored She is Honored

master of sports of master of sports of Russia. Russia.

Presentation by Maria KorepinaPresentation by Maria Korepina,, Saint-Petersburg Saint-Petersburg

Awards and honorsAwards and honorsShe is awarded the Order of She is awarded the Order of Friendship (22 February 2007) - for Friendship (22 February 2007) - for outstanding contribution to the outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and development of physical culture and sports, high athletic achievement, the sports, high athletic achievement, the Order "For Services to the Order "For Services to the Fatherland» I degree (5 May 2003) Fatherland» I degree (5 May 2003)

- for outstanding contribution to the - for outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and development of physical culture and sports, high athletic achievements at sports, high athletic achievements at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Order "For Services to the Motherland» II class (1998)

Albina Akhatova won a silver Albina Akhatova won a silver medal in relay races at the medal in relay races at the 1998 Winter Olympics in 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, the bronze medal at Nagano, the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and gold medal Salt Lake City and gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. That year Albina got in Turin. That year Albina got bronze in individual race 15 bronze in individual race 15 km, after Olga Dust lost her km, after Olga Dust lost her medal for doping. The second medal for doping. The second bronze medal she won in the bronze medal she won in the pursuit race 10 km.pursuit race 10 km.

Her first victory at the World Her first victory at the World Cup race was on January, 26 Cup race was on January, 26 2003 - in the mass start 2003 - in the mass start (held during the 6 stage of (held during the 6 stage of the World Cup in 2002-2003) the World Cup in 2002-2003) in the Italian Anterselva.in the Italian Anterselva.

At the World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2003 Albina Akhatova won the gold medal in the mass start, and a bronze at the Biathlon World Championships 1999 in Oslo and a silver medal at the distance of 15 km at Biathlon World Championships-2004 in Oberhof. She won the gold medal in the team sprint in 1998 and in 2000 and 2003 relay, she was a silver medalist in the 1999 and 2004 relays.

Being the second prize winner of the World Cup 2002/03, in the same season the athlete won the small crystal globe in the championship race with mass start. Totally Albina Akhatova won three stages of the World Cup in the individual exercises, and 8 times she got the second prize and 10 times she was the third.

At the World Championships in 2008 she won two medals.

At the moment, Albina Akhatova is one of the most titled Russian biathletes who

earned 10 medals of the world Championships.

Only by Only by hard work hard work

and and persistencepersistence

, one can , one can achieve achieve great great

success!success!