Russian wins at biathlon World Cup
Published: 22 February, 2009, 13:32
Russia’s Olga Zaitseva has won the 12.5 km women's mass start biathlon race at the World Cup competition in South Korea’s Pyeongchang.
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Published: 22 February, 2009, 13:32
Russia’s Olga Zaitseva has won the 12.5 km women's mass start biathlon race at the World Cup competition in South Korea’s Pyeongchang.