Dzinara Smolskaya. An archive photo of Belarus' NOC
MINSK, 4 December (BelTA) – The top athletes of the Belarusian women’s national biathlon team clinched podium finishes in the first race of the second stage of the Commonwealth Cup in Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk, BelTA has learned.
The stage program opened with a women’s 7.5 km sprint, which featured 65 athletes, including seven Belarusians. Dzinara Smolskaya of Belarus clocked the best result of 22:51.9, hitting all her targets on both shooting ranges. She was pushed hard by Russia’s Irina Kazakevich, who took silver merely 0.5 seconds back. Belarus’ Hanna Sola rounded out the podium, crossing the line eight seconds after Smolskaya with one standing miss.
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