Women's 15 km biathlon postponed due to high winds

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - The high winds buffeting Pyeongchang have caused plenty of headaches for organisers with a number of Alpine skiing races already postponed and the women's 15km individual biathlon became the latest to fall victim to bad weather on Wednesday.

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Published 14 February 2018 7:08pm

Source: Reuters

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German Laura Dahlmeier will be aiming to take her personal haul of gold medals in Pyeongchang to three when the event gets underway a day later than scheduled after it was put back until 5:15 p.m. (0815 GMT) on Thursday.

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(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by John O'Brien)

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Women's 15 km biathlon postponed due to high winds

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - The high winds buffeting Pyeongchang have caused plenty of headaches for organisers with a number of Alpine skiing races already postponed and the women's 15km individual biathlon became the latest to fall victim to bad weather on Wednesday.

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