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The home fans were elated, when Ole Einar Bjoerndalen narrowly triumphed over Raphael Poiree in an epic 15-km mass start biathlon race in Holmenkollen, Oslo.
The Norwegian edging out his French opponent with the slightest of margin, claimed the...
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