Belarus' Darya Domracheva clinches pursuit gold at Sochi Olympics

            Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva has won the women’s 10km pursuit gold, which is Belarus’ first medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
The leader of the Belarusian biathlon team put up a perfect performance in terms of both speed and shooting.
         The Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was one of the first to congratulate Darya Domracheva on the victory. Alexander Lukashenko shared his impressions of the performance of Darya Domracheva and her closest rivals.  According to the head of state, such achievements in sport are sometimes better than any diplomacy in promoting the country’s image worldwide.
        Darya Domracheva for her part took note of the efforts of the whole team in the achievement of such a high result. In her words, “the stars have aligned on the day”.
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       “I tried not to think of anything during the pursuit. Of course, I realized I had moved into first place and had a great break away, however it was very important to be right here and now and control each step and shot of yours. I missed only once at the last standing stage. But one penalty loop was not a problem. I just had to work harder!”