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Canada's Wilkie, Cameron win gold medals at Para nordic world championship in Sweden

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Canadians Natalie Wilkie and Collin Cameron captured gold medals Saturday at the 2023 Para nordic world championship event in Österland, Sweden.

Brittany Hudak of Prince Albert, Sask., and Mark Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I. also both claimed silver medals for the Canadian team.

Wilkie, of Salmon Arm. B.C., won the 7.5-kilometre biathlon event in the women's standing competition on her 22nd birthday She missed just one of 10 shots but claimed top spot with a time of 22 minutes 43.5 seconds. "A great birthday present," she said. "I woke up this morning hoping for a podium and taking the gold medal today, so it was a special way to celebrate." Hudak finished behind Wilkie.

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