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Niskanen wins Olympic gold in 50km cross-country skiing
PyeongChang, Feb 24 (IANS) Finland’s Iivo Niskanen won the men’s 50km cross-country skiing on Saturday at the Alpensia Cross-Country Center during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics here.
Niskanen, 26, covered the distance in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 22.1 seconds, reports Efe.
He was 18.7 seconds ahead of Alexander Bolshunov, who won the silver medal for the Olympic Athletes from Russia.
Niskanen, gold medallist in the team sprint in Sochi four years ago, became the fourth Finnish cross-country skier to win multiple gold medals in the sport.
“It was a big dream,” commented Niskanen following his victory.
It was Finland’s 79th medal in cross-country skiing, equalling Sweden’s total for second-most behind Norway with 120.
Another Russian, Andrey Larkov, came third, lagging behind Niskanen by 2 minutes and 37.5 seconds.
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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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