March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, right, at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior Coach of the Russian team on ski races and biathlon Irina Gromova is on the right.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, center in the background, being photographed with skiers at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior coach of the national team on ski races and biathlon Irina Gromova is in the center in the foreground.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, second left in the background, at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior coach of the Russian team on ski races and biathlon Irina Gromova is on the left in the background.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior coach of the national team on ski races and biathlon Irina Gromova is in the center in the foreground.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, second right, shooting from a rifle from visually-impaired athletes at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, right, shooting from a rifle from visually-impaired athletes at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, left, at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior coach of the Russian national team on ski races and biathlon Svetlana Gromova is on the right.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, right, at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, right, at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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Russian Prime Minister and the winner of the Russian presidential election, Vladimir Putin visits Russian Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon Paralympic Championship among athletes with locomotor disorders and visual imparities at Laura skiing and biathlon sports complex, March 9, 2012.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, left in the background, at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, center in the background, at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, second right in the background, being photographed with skiers at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior coach of the national team on ski races and biathlon Irina Gromova is in the center in the foreground.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin shooting from a rifle from visually-impaired athletes at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior coach of the national team on ski races and biathlon Irina Gromova is in the center in the foreground.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin shooting from a rifle from visually-impaired athletes at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex. Senior coach of the national team on ski races and biathlon Irina Gromova is in the center in the foreground.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin, right, getting ready to shoot from a rifle from visually-impaired athletes at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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March 9, 2012. Prime Minister and President-Elect Vladimir Putin getting ready to shoot from a rifle from visually-impaired athletes at the national championship on ski races and biathlon for athletes with locomotor and vision disorders in the Laura sports complex.

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