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MINSK, 16 March (BelTA) – Lidiya Grafeyeva of Belarus won the Women’s 12.5km, Sitting bronze at the 2018 Paralympics in PyeongChang, BelTA informs.

The Belarusian clocked 50:57.0 to come third, with one penalty. Andrea Eskau of Germany won the event in 49:41.2. Silver went to Oksana Masters of the United States (50:00.0).

Earlier, Lidiya Grafeyeva won bronze in the Women’s 6km, Sitting.

Belarus is currently eights in the 2018 Paralympics medal count with ten, including three gold, medals. The United States tops the table with 23 medals.