Deputat în Duma de Stat și dublu campion olimpic la biatlon a murit la 59 de ani

Sergei Tchepikov, a double Olympic champion and triple world champion, passed away at 59 after battling cancer. He won gold medals in biathlon at the 1988 and 1994 Olympics and was also a two-time world champion. Tchepikov had a political career, serving in the Russian parliament and supporting the government. He faced sanctions from the US and EU in 2022 for his political actions regarding Ukraine.