Determination Wins The
SPORT The Minsk Times Thursday, March 25, 2010 11 Two silver wins in Determination wins the day Holmenkollen 10th Winter Paralympic Games, held Darya Domracheva continues in Canadian Vancouver and Whistler, her victorious run at World bring success for Belarusian athletes Biathlon Cup rounds The Belarusian athlete — in By Yuri Karpenko managed to outstrip the Cana- perfect physical shape at the end dian skier by a whole minute, of the season — has brought home About 650 physically-chal- repeating her similar win four some new awards from Norway’s lenged athletes from more than years ago in Turin. Volchek also Holmenkollen. She came second 40 countries took part in the Par- took gold in the 5km race. Ad- in the 7.5km sprint, after two alympics, battling in five kinds ditionally, the Belarusian sports- faultless shooting sessions, leav- of sports. Our Belarusian team woman captured bronze in the ing her just 4.9 seconds behind was participating in the Winter 1km sprint and another bronze Simone Hauswald of Germany Paralympics for the fourth time, as part of the women’s ski relay. — who also shot perfectly. Bronze sending nine athletes: Lyudmila Owing to Lyudmila, the Belaru- went to Anna Carin Olofsson- Volchek, Alexander Dovidovich, sian team won more than one Zidek of Sweden. The same three Dmitry Loban, Larisa Vorona, gold for the first time in its his- athletes won the pursuit race. Sergey Silchenko, Yadviga Sko- tory of participating in the Win- Having started in second place, robogataya, Vasily Shapteboy, ter Paralympics. Darya led after the first shooting Boris Pronko, and Yevgeny Luky- Vasily Shapteboy took bronze range and for most of the distance.
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