Harbin, Feb. 11 -- Vladislav Kireyev won Kazakhstan's third gold medal at the Harbin Asian
Winter Games, securing the biathlon men's 10km sprint title at Yabuli on Tuesday.
Kireyev lay sixth at the 6.5km mark after leaving the shooting stage, but finished strongly to cross
the line first in 29 minutes and 47.4 seconds.
Kireyev's compatriot Vadim Kurales took the silver medal in 30 minutes and 13.1 seconds, while China's Gu Cang and Yan Xingyuan finished third and fourth respectively.
"This is a very important gold and silver medal for Kazakhstan, and we did it," said Kireyev.
"I made some mistakes at the beginning, but I caught up in the later stages, and my confidence
grew stronger."
"I previously competed in the Beijing 2022 ...