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MINSK, 11 December (BelTA) – Darya Domracheva of Belarus finished third in the women’s 10K pursuit at BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 2 in Hochfilzen on 9 December, BelTA has learned.

The three-time Olympic champion maintained her lead until the first standing stage when the Belarusian had a penalty to give way to Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia who won the race in 28:51.4, with one penalty. Kaisa Makarainen of Finland passed sprint winner Darya Domracheva in the final meters to take second place, with two penalties, 10.2 seconds back. Domracheva, with a single penalty, finished 11.8 seconds behind Kuzmina.

Clean shooting Irina Krivko of Belarus came in ninth, 1:19.4 behind the winner. Nadezhda Skardino finished 19^th, 2:04.1 back, with two penalties.

Kaisa Makarainen of Finland is currently leading the World Cup standings with 196 points. Nadezhda Skardino goes seventh with 164 points. Darya Domracheva is 12^th with 135 points.