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Domracheva wins Pursuit silver
MINSK, 13 February (BelTA) – Three-time Olympic champion Darya Domracheva of Belarus made one of the biggest jumps from the 27th at the start to claim silver in the Women’s 10K Pursuit event of the IBU World Championships Biathlon in Hochfilzen, Austria, BelTA has learned.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the athlete on her first medal since making her return to sport after giving birth.
The Belarusian biathlete kicked off 27th, almost a minute and a half behind Sprint gold medalist Gabriela Koukalova of Czech Republic. Darya Domracheva, however, showed perfect skiing skills and cleaned all the four shooting ranges. The Belarusian finished second, just 11.6 seconds behind Laura Dahlmeier of Germany who claimed the Pursuit gold with one penalty in 28.02.3. Bronze went to Gabriela Koukalova, with three penalties, 16.6 seconds back.
Nadezhda Skardino, with one penalty, crossed the finish line 19th, 1:35.4 back. Irina Krivko made three penalties to finish 45th, 3:05.6 behind the winner.
Lukashenko congratulates Domracheva on Women’s 10K Pursuit silver
MINSK, 13 February (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent congratulated member of the Belarusian national biathlon team Darya Domracheva on winning silver in the Women’s 10K Pursuit event of the IBU World Championships Biathlon in Hochfilzen, Austria, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
“We have been waiting for your return to the biathlon Olympus, and you have satisfied the expectations of millions of fans all over the world thanks to the scintillating performance in Hochfilzen. This is a very important victory for you and for the Belarusian sport in general. Your achievements are a wonderful example of how an active civil position can be combined with outstanding sports results,” the message of greetings reads.
Alexander Lukashenko wished Darya Domracheva and her family strong health, happiness, and success.
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