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Russia wins men’s World Cup biathlon relay

The Columbian
Published: March 9, 2013, 4:00pm

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Dmitry Malyshko and Evgeny Ustyugov anchored the Russian team to a comeback win in the men’s 4×7.5-kilometer relay at a biathlon World Cup meet Sunday.

Russia overcame one penalty loop and six missed targets to win in 1 hour, 9 minutes, 50.8 seconds — 38.3 seconds ahead of second-place Germany. The Czech Republic was third, its first podium this season.

World champion Norway, which was leading the discipline standings coming into the race, missed eight times and ran two penalty loops to finish fourth.

It was Russia’s first podium finish in three days of competition at a test event for the next year’s Sochi Olympics.

With the victory, Russia edged ahead of Norway by three points to win the relay title after six races this season. France finished third.

The women’s relay was scheduled for later Sunday.

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