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Para athlete from Russia Lysova becomes six-time Paralympic Games champion

Para athlete from Russia Mikhalina Lysova has won gold in the 12.5-km race (visually impaired) at the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang
Mikhalina Lysova Vladimir Smirnov/TASS
Mikhalina Lysova
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PYEONGCHANG /South Korea/, March 16. /TASS/. Para athlete from Russia Mikhalina Lysova has won gold in the 12.5-km race (visually impaired) at the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.

Lysova performed in pair with sighted guide Alexey Ivanov. The Russian finished in 37:42.6, with a flawless performance.

Lysova became a six-time Paralympic champion. Earlier, she clinched bronze in the 15 km free race in cross-country skiing, gold in the 6 km biathlon race and silver in the 10km race. The Russian is a six-time silver medalist and a three-time bronze medalist at the Paralympic Games. Besides, she is a four-time world champion.