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Russian biathlete Rumyantseva wins one more gold at PyeongChang Paralympics

This is Yekaterina Rumyantseva's third gold medal at the Games

Yekaterina Rumyantseva Vladimir Gerdo/TASS

Yekaterina Rumyantseva

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