Biathlete Kazakevich performed in the relay at the Olympic Games on the day of her father's funeral

MOSCOW, February 17 Russian biathlete Irina Kazakevich competed in the relay at the Olympic Games in Beijing on the day of her father's funeral, the athlete's mother Olga Kazakevich said. On Wednesday, the Russian women's team won silver medals in the relay race at the Olympics. Kazakevich ran in the first stage of the race, used two additional cartridges and passed the baton on the seventh. «I am very happy that my beloved daughter became the silver medalist of the Olympics. She dedicated this race to her dad, his funeral was on Wednesday. It was hard for her, but she was able to cope «, — quotes Olga Kazakevich «Match TV».