MINSK, 23 January (BelTA) – Belarusian biathlete Anton Smolski finished third in the sprint at the fourth leg of the Commonwealth Cup, which is taking place in Raubichi, BelTA has learned.
Forty-four biathletes, 14 of them from Belarus, took to the start of the men’s sprint. National team leader Anton Smolski had a perfect shooting record and was leading after the second range. Yet, a slower final loop cost him positions, leaving him with a third-place finish time. The victory was secured by Russia’s Savely Konovalov, who finished 10 seconds ahead of Smolski. The silver medal went to Karim Khalili, with Smolski trailing him by 5 seconds.
Belarusians Maksim Varabei and Stsiapan Danilau also completed the race without penalty loops: Varabei finished seventh, while Danilau placed 11th. Other Belarusian athletes did not make the top twenty: Dzmitry Lazouski finished 25th, Mikita Labastau – 27th. Konstantin Baburov, Pavel Belko, Denis Yeremov, and Aleksandr Golyak took the 33rd to 36th positions, respectively. Aleksei Logvinov finished 38th, Andrei Gavrosh – 39th, Gleb Orlovsky – 41st, Pavel Matsul – 42nd, and Vitali Kazachenok – 43rd.
Forty-four biathletes, 14 of them from Belarus, took to the start of the men’s sprint. National team leader Anton Smolski had a perfect shooting record and was leading after the second range. Yet, a slower final loop cost him positions, leaving him with a third-place finish time. The victory was secured by Russia’s Savely Konovalov, who finished 10 seconds ahead of Smolski. The silver medal went to Karim Khalili, with Smolski trailing him by 5 seconds.
Earlier on 23 January, Russian Margarita Boldyreva won the women’s sprint. The top Belarusian finisher, Alena Kulak, placed ninth. Hanna Sola finished 11th and Dzinara Smolskaya 13th. The pursuit races will be held in Raubichi on 24 January. The program of the fourth leg of the Commonwealth Cup in biathlon will conclude on 25 January with the mixed relay event.
Photos by Vitaly Pivovarchik/BelTA
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