Hanna SOLA

Belarus

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 16 Feb 1996

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ZAVYAZ'E

Birth Country:

Belarus

Residence: NOVOPOLOTSK

Residence Country:

Belarus

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Women's 15km Individual	54
	Women's 7.5km Sprint	26
	Women's 10km Pursuit	4
	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	10
	Women's 4x6km Relay BLR Belarus	13
	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M) BLR Belarus	6

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 15km Individual	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 7.5km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 10km Pursuit	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 4x6km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
4	Women's 4x6km Relay	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
13	Women's 4x6km Relay	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
13	Mixed Relay	2019	Oestersund, SWE
15	Single Mixed Relay	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
16	Single Mixed Relay	2019	Oestersund, SWE
26	Women's 10km Pursuit	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
30	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
50	Women's 15km Individual	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
70	Women's 15km Individual	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
77	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2016	Oslo, NOR
84	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA

World Cup
Rank	Event	Season
16	Women's Pursuit	2020/21
17	Women's Sprint	2020/21
23	Women's Total	2020/21
28	Women's Mass Start	2020/21
45	Women's Sprint	2019/20
57	Women's Individual	2020/21
59	Women's Total	2019/20
71	Women's Pursuit	2019/20
84	Women's Pursuit	2018/19
84	Women's Sprint	2018/19
89	Women's Sprint	2015/16
95	Women's Total	2015/16

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Husband, Stanislau Bazhkou. Mother, Elena.

Languages spoken:

Belarussian, Russian

Club name:

Belarus Club of Biathlon

Coach:

National: Reinhard Goesweiner (AUT), Oleg Ryzhenkov (BLR)

Sporting relatives:

Husband Stanislau Bazhkou (Cycling): Professional cyclist with the Minsk Cycling Club since 2015, competing in tour races across Europe and Asia. Two-time national road race champion (2018, 2021) and national time trial champion (2017).

Debut:

2013 in IBU Cup in Idre (Sprint - 57th)
2015 in World Cup in Oestersund (Sprint - 37th, Pursuit - DNF)

National team:

2013

Start:

Began biathlon in 2009.

Memorable:

Winning pursuit bronze at the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka, having never been on the podium in an individual World Cup race. "I probably have not understood this yet. I was very relieved when I put the last shot and did not have to go into the penalty round. It was the first time this season I shot flawlessly. After the last shot, it was just a matter of fighting all the way to the finish line. It was tough, but I gave everything I had." (aftonbladet.se, 13 Feb 2021)

Philosophy:

"Be patient and work." (by.tribuna.co, 19 Feb 2020)

General Interest

COVID-19
In March 2020, after the final stage of the World Cup in Kontiolahti, the Belarusian team returned home and was immediately placed in 14-day hotel quarantine in Raubichi. Due to border closures and flight cancellations, the athletes made the 1000km journey from Finland to Belarus by car. (sport.segodnya.ua, 20 Mar 2020)

APOLITICAL
Refused to sign an open letter from pro-government athletes in January 2020. The letter was signed by the entire national biathlon team, except Sola. "I would like sport to stay out of politics. It's hard to concentrate on sports results when you read sad news from Belarus. Therefore, my position is not even political, but universal – for peace, law enforcement and resolving any issues without violence.” (charter97.org, 21 Feb 2021; euroradio.fm, 13 Apr 2021)

YOUTH
Attended the youth school of the Olympic Reserve No 2 in Novopolotsk.

Milestones

First Belarusian biathlete, since Darya Domracheva in 2017, to win a World Championship medal when she won sprint bronze, 2.4 seconds behind silver medallist Anais Chevalier-Bouchet (FRA).

Achieved all three career World Cup podiums in 2020/21, with two second-place relay finishes, including a 1.2 second loss to Sweden in Nove Mesto, and a third-place at the Oestersund pursuit.

European Championship mixed relay bronze medallist in 2019 (Minsk), her first senior medal.

Youth World Championship relay gold medallist in 2015 (Minsk). Entering the middle leg third, Sola made up 10.8 seconds and gave Belarus a 24.1 second advantage before handing off to Darya Blashko.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/sola__hanna/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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