Paris, France, Feb 24, 2026 (AFP) - Italian biathlete Giacomel has heart surgery after Olympic withdrawal

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Italian biathlete Tommaso Giacomel has undergone heart surgery and must rest for two weeks after dropping out when leading the mass start race at the Winter Olympics, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) announced on Tuesday. Mixed-relay silver medallist Giacomel completed a series of tests at a hospital in Milan the last of which found "an electrical conduction anomaly" in one of his heart atria and that minor ablation surgery "has alread......

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