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Natalia Shevchenko won the sprint at the Russian Biathlon Cup stage in Demino
Natalia Shevchenko won the sprint race at the third stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Demino (Yaroslavl region).
Shevchenko covered the 7.5 km distance in 19 minutes 37.3 seconds, making no mistakes at two shooting ranges. Second place went to Anastasia Khalili (0 misses, lag – 22.1 seconds), who returned to the competition after illness. The top three were completed by Kristina Reztsova (2 penalties, +47.4 seconds).
On Saturday, the Russian Cup will feature women’s and men’s pursuit races.
Watch live broadcasts of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Championship races on the Match TV and Match! Arena”. You can also follow the progress of the competition on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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