Anastasiya Merkushina has again won the title of Ukrainian champion in mass start.

Ukrainian biathlete Anastasiya Merkushina won the women's mass start at the Ukrainian Championship 2025. She completed the distance in 35:37.7 minutes, finishing 24 seconds ahead of Oksana Kovalenko.

I was confident in my victory, but I fought to the end

Results of the women's mass start at the 2025 Ukrainian Biathlon Championship:

1. Anastasiya Merkushina (Transcarpathian region) – 35:37.7
2. Oksana Kovalenko (Kharkiv region) – +24.0
3. Liliya Steblina (Kyiv) – +46.8
4. Alina Khmil (Volyn region) – +1:16.0
5. Daryna Chalyk (Chernihiv region) – +1:41.3
6. Polina Putsko (Sumy region) – +1:52.8

For Merkushina, this is the second gold in mass start at this championship. Kovalenko has won her second medal in individual races, and for Steblina, this is her debut medal in individual competitions.