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Kuzmina tastes third Winter Olympic gold in biathlon mass start
PyeongChang, Feb 17 (IANS) Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia won her third gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games with her victory in biathlon women’s 12.5km mass start at the PyeongChang Games here on Saturday.
Kuzmina has equalled for the most gold medals in Summer and Winter Games representing Slovakia, after she clocked a match-best 35 minutes and 23 seconds with just one penalty in shooting, reports Xinhua news agency.
Kuzmina became the second biathlete and the first woman to win an individual medal in all four events after Norway’s legend Ole Einar Bjoerndalen.
“This race was really hard for me, and I was really tired, but now I am so happy,” said Kuzmina, the 10km pursuit and 15km individual silver medallist in PyeongChang.
“I was happy with two silvers, but today I was really relaxed and wasn’t thinking about if I win a medal. I just competed, and enjoyed this race,” she added.
Defending champion Darya Domracheva of Belarus finished second. Norway’s Tiril Eckhoff sat third, the same result as four years ago in Sochi.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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