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  • Sweden's Ekholm claims world biathlon gold

    03/10/2011 10:18:19 PM PST · by pissant · 7 replies
    The Local (Sweden) ^ | 3/10/11 | staff (no pun intended)
    Sweden's Helena Ekholm won the gold in the women's 15km at the biathlon world championships in Khanty Mansiysk in Russia on Wednesday. Ekholm claimed her third world title with a flawless round ahead of two outsiders - Germany's Tina Bachmann at 2min 15.8sec and Ukrainian Vita Semerenko third at 2:52.1sec. "Today I knew that the shoot would be decisive. It was an incredible relief when the the last target fell," the 26-year-old said after her win. Conditions were tough for the biathlon athletes; as a storm raging in the Russian town it was unclear in the morning if the event...