Olga Novikova snatches gold in ski orienteering competition

TALDYKORGAN. February 2. KAZINFORM /Sandugash Duissenova/ Today at the 7th Asian Games Kazakh athlete Olga Novikova has claimed the first place in women's ski orienteering competition.

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She clocked 31 minutes 11 seconds.

Yevgeniya Kuzmina, Kazakhstan, was 3 minutes behind her teammate. The bronze medal went to China's Liu Xiaoting.

The competition was held at the ski-biathlon stadium at the Soldiers' gorge near Almaty.