Russian biathlete Eduard Latypov burst into tears after finishing in the 4x7.5 km relay at the Beijing Olympics.

He ran at the last stage of the race, leaving for which he had an advantage over his rivals by more than 40 seconds. Following were the French (lag 41.3 seconds), the Norwegians (43 seconds) and the Germans (43.9 seconds).

Latypov closed the mat without a miss, strengthening his advantage over his pursuers. Before the last shooting, he won the opponents for almost a minute, but on the rack he made five misses and went to two penalty loops.

Russia missed gold in biathlon at the last shooting range of the 2022 Olympics As a result, Latypov finished only third. After crossing the finish line, the Russian knelt down and cried. Teammates tried to support Latypov.

Russian biathletes brought Russia the 19th medal at these Games. Now the Russian Olympians have four gold, six silver and nine bronze medals.

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