Biathlon-Norwegian athlete Bakken dies at 27


FILE PHOTO: Biathlon - Biathlon World Cup - Oestersund, Sweden - December 6, 2025 Norway's Sivert Guttorm Bakken in action during the men's 10 km sprint Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/TT News Agency via REUTERS/File Photo

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Norwegian ‌biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken has ‌died at the age of 27, ‌the International Biathlon Union confirmed on Tuesday.

Local media reported that Bakken was found dead in his ‍hotel room in Lavaze in ‍the Italian Alps, ‌where he had been attending a training ‍camp.

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