Two goals in the Russian Team Sprint Mixed Universiade, gold Gafarov-Nikolaeva

Second medal & rsquo; gold for Russia in the World University Cross Country & Scaron; trbsk & eacute; & nbsp; Pleso. Anton Gafarov and Svetlana Nikolaeva fact win the Mixed Team Sprint ahead of compatriots Raul Shakirzianov and Anna Povoliaeva, bronze to the Czech Republic thanks to Jan Srail and Karolina Grohova.

Monday 26 January 2015 3 minutes reading time

The race is decided in the second half female, when the Polish Marcela Marcisz, gi & agrave; silver in the individual sprint yesterday, falling, losing many seconds that his partner can not Maciej Starega & ograve; recover. Green light for the Russians, who without opponents pi & ugrave; listed center the brace: l & rsquo; gold goes to Anton Gafarov and Svetlana Nikolaeva, both the second medal at these World University after winning respectively l & rsquo; silver and bronze in the individual sprint. Decisive margin on the meters of compatriots with whom Gafarov d & agrave; The final change to Nikolaeva, that in & rsquo; last part of the company gets rid of the Czech Karolina Grohova going to win solo. L & rsquo; silver goes all & rsquo; other Russian couple composed of Raul Shakirzianov, gi & agrave; bronze yesterday, and Anna Povoliaeva, good to beat in the sprint gi & agrave; cited Grohova. Bronze to the Czech Republic, which is not enough superlative Jan Srail to limit the dominance of Russia: in & rsquo; last fraction fact Grohova first loses queues Nikolaeva, then is beaten by Povoliaeva in the duel for second place. Staccatissime other couples, with the Finns Nikander Nurmi-quarters and the Kazakhs Ragozin Slonova-fifths. Only ninth Poland, on paper one of the favorites for the medal & rsquo; gold, but as said Marcela Marcisz pays a drop in the fourth fraction. Italian couples were not recorded in this test. MIXED TEAM SPRINT UNIVERSIADI & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. RUSSIA (Gafarov-Nikolaeva) 19: 56.98 2. RUSSIA II (Shakirzianov-Povoliaeva) +3.86 3. CZECH REPUBLIC II (Srail-Grohova) +4.78 4. FINLAND I (Nikander-Nurmi) +20.30 5. KAZAKHSTAN II (Ragozin-Slonova) +27.53 Click here for the final & Nbsp;

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