PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Belarus bagged the gold medal of biathlon women's 4x6km relay at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games here on Thursday.

Belarus, composed of Nadezhda Skardino, Iryna Kryuko, Dzinara Alimbekava and Darya Domracheva, conceded a match-best nine shooting penalties to finish the race in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 3.4 seconds.

Sweden was 10.7 seconds behind to sit second, while the third place went to France.