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Despite travel mishap, Vancouver Island Biathlon Club come home with silver

Tobin Kerr of Comox hit 15 out of 15 targets to earn a second place finish
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The Vancouver Island Biathlon Club competing in the BC Winter Games. Submitted photo by Jonathan Kerr.

After enduring significant travel delays, seven athletes and three coaches from the Vancouver Island Biathlon Club recently travelled to Quesnel to compete at the BC Winter Games.

With heavy fog cancelling their initial flight to Prince George and a mechanical issue causing a lengthy delay on their way back, the Zone 6 (Vancouver Island) biathlon team had plenty of opportunities to practice patience and dealing with adversity.

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