MINSK, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russian biathlete Matvey Alekseev won the men's sprint at the IBU Open European Championship on Saturday.
The 26-year-old covered the entire distance in 23 minutes 46.4 seconds, only 4.1 seconds quicker than the runner-up, Andrei Rastorguev from Latvia.
Norwegian Alexander Andersen won the bronze medal, 25.5 seconds back.
Each of the three athletes on the podium missed a shot during the shooting portion of the race. Enditem
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