Olympics: Katsyaryna Karsten wins bronze medal

The final singles boar-racing competition took place during the Olympics on August 16. A Belarusian racer Katsyaryna Karsten won a bronze medal.
She managed to race 2000 meters in 7 minutes 23.98 seconds and was left behind by the winner by 1.64 seconds. Rumyana Neikova from Bulgaria has become the Olympic champion. The silver medal belongs to an American Michelle Guerette.

Katsyaryna Karsten’s bronze medal has become the fifth medal won by Belarusian sportsmen at the Olympics-2008.

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