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Kazakevich won the mass start at the stage of the Commonwealth Cup in summer biathlon
Irina Kazakevich / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Alexei Filippov
Russian biathlete Irina Kazakevich won the mass start at the PARI Cup of the Commonwealth Summer Biathlon in Sochi.
Kazakevich made two misses and showed a time of 34 minutes 8.2 seconds. Silver was won by Anastasia Batmanova, bronze by Tamara Derbusheva.
The second stage of the Commonwealth Cup will be held in Raubichi (Belarus) from 15 to 18 September.
PARI Commonwealth Cup. 1st stage. Sochi (Russia)
Women. Mass start, 12.5 km. Top 10
1. Irina Kazakevich – 34.08.2 (2 misses)
2. Anastasia Batmanova – +1.21.2 (1)
3. Tamara Derbusheva – +1.23.7 (4)
4. Victoria Slivko – +1.33.5 (1)
5. Natalia Gerbulova – +2.01.0 (6)
6. Karina Bakhtina – 2.10.5 (3)
7. Anastasia Shevchenko – +2.22.8 (6)
8. Elizaveta Kaplina – +2.48.6 (5)
9. Polina Plyusnina (all – Russia) – +3.34.9 (5)
10. Alina Pilchuk (Belarus) – +3.53.8 (4)
Source: Sportbox
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