Domracheva gets Hero of Belarus state title after three golds in Sochi
Belarus' biathlon star Darya Domracheva on Monday won a mass start race in Sochi to become a three-time Olympic champion.
BELTA quotes the text of Aliaksandr Lukashenka's greetings:
"Dear Dasha!
Is is a tremendous success! You did great! Entire Belarus is elated by your victory.
You have accomplished a feat by becoming a three-time Olympic champion.
Such feats are unparalleled in the modern history. Feats are honored in a special manner in our Fatherland.
From the depth of our souls we congratulate you on the Motherland's supreme award - the Hero od Belarus title.
We wish you luck, good health and success."
Darya Domracheva is 27 years old. She won bronze at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vacouver before the triumph in Sochi.
Domracheva the first Belarusian athlete to become Hero of Belarus
