(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed. "I can't call it a talisman because even when I didn't even wear it or forgot it at home, I still got medals." Russian athletes are competing in Tokyo under the ROC flag as part of sanctions for several doping scandals. It's a medallion from a video game," Batsarashkina said after the team event on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, however, would not call it her lucky charm. A spokesperson of CD Projekt, the company behind the video game, dug out a 2018 photograph of the shooter in a Witcher-themed shirt, praising her "years-long commitment to The Witcher universe". "This is my Olympic crush now," said Twitter user "lana_del_prey". Initiated by the Russian Defense Ministry, the International Army Games were first held in 2015. Social media users zeroed in on the medallion worn by Batsarashkina, an avid gamer, that showed the stylized face of a wolf with its teeth bared. On July 25, in the womens 10-meter air pistol at the Tokyo Olympics, Russian athlete Vitarina Bachalashkina broke the Olympic record with a score of 240.3. The PLA military personnel, tanks, and vehicles set out from Manzhouli in China’s Inner Mongolia onboard a train to Zabaikalsk in far east Russia, reported China’s state-owned CCTV on July 25. DISCLAIMER: This video is edited under Fair use law. In the books, "witchers" use supernatural abilities to hunt wild beasts and monsters. Kai Sotto French Sports page Russian Sniper NBL-NBA Pathway Nesthy Petecio Olympics Medal Round.
RUSSIAN SHARPSHOOTER OLYMPICS SERIES
"The Witcher" is a popular series of fantasy novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, which has spawned a film, TV series, video games, and graphic novels.
The newly minted Olympic champion in women's 10-meter air pistol, who led her Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team to the silver in the mixed team event on Tuesday, has been roaming the Asaka Shooting Range with a Witcher medallion dangling from her neck.
Gold medallist Vitalina Batsarashkina's shooting skill is not the only thing about the Russian sharp-shooter that is attracting attention at the Tokyo Games.
Reuters | Tokyo | Updated: 27-07-2021 13:04 IST | Created: 27-07-2021 12:39 IST Representative Image Image Credit: Maxpixel
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