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Anton Foliforov: “I'm very happy for being…

The ultimate goal of any athlete is to win a world title. But to win three gold medals, corresponding to the set of all individual competitions, in a single edition of the World Championships, is beyond the dream. Its something incredible, only available to athletes from another galaxy. In a…
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hot afternoon, Anton Foliforov proved that such achievement is possible, collecting, in three consecutive races, the gold medals of Sprint, Middle Distance and Long Distance. And he made history, becoming the first athlete ever to achieve such results in twelve editions of the World MTB Orienteering Championships.After a hard Long Distance, Foliforov ended his race exhausted. Or, as he said, “completely empty”. Physically and mentally. The words were almost spelled out but he didnt fail to answer a couple of questions: “I still cant think very clearly about the meaning of this victory and, after this long Long Distance, Im…

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