Laura Dahlmeier to be inducted
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Laura Dahlmeier to be inducted into German Sports Hall of Fame after fatal climbing accident

Former German biathlon star Laura Dahlmeier is to be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in her home country. Dahlmeier died in a climbing accident last year.

Dahlmeier's former teammate on the German biathlon national team, Maren Hammerschmidt, announced the selection in a video from the organizers on Wednesday.

“She was simply Laura - down to earth and easy to get along with. That was what defined her. When I think of Laura, I think above all of a person who was always true to herself,” says Hammerschmidt.

Dahlmeier, a seven-time world champion, died in a climbing accident in Pakistan last summer. She was hit in the head by a rock at an altitude of 5,700 metres.

The former biathlete, who also won two Olympic gold medals, was 31 years old.

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