Belarusian biathletes win six medals at Biathlon Cup in Raubichi

The leader of the national team Anton Smolski has won Sprint and Pursuit.

“A great atmosphere in the stands in Raubichi and excellent winter weather. I have done well both in shooting and running. I disregarded my advantage at the start, I tried to focus on shooting. I understood perfectly well that strong rivals behind me could narrow the gap if I missed. Therefore, I was on the alert. Overall, the whole team worked great today, four Belarusians are in the top six,” Anton Smolski said.

Olympic champion Dzinara Smolskaya added silver in Pursuit on Sunday to her silver in Sprint. During the race, Dzinara had a half-minute lead, but at the last shooting range she missed her last shot, which reduced the advantage to 12 seconds. On the final lap, the Belarusian was overtaken by Russia's Natalia Shevchenko, who had won the race the day before.

Ilya Auseyenka won bronze in Sprint and Stsiapan Danilau in Pursuit.

The Cup of the Strongest Athletes in Raubichi will continue on 18 February with individual races for women (16:30) and men (20:30).

Press service of the NOC of Belarus
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