Olympia: Witcher fan wins gold medal in shooting

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On Sunday Vitalina Batsarashkina won the gold medal in shooting with the air pistol at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. As with the Olympics in 2016, the Russian has brought a lucky charm from the Witcher universe. This time the shooter opted for a necklace with the logo of the Fantasy series. Five years ago, the locket was attached to her pants. Her glasses also had a little Witcher illustration back then.

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At the opening ceremony on Friday, video game fans could already look forward to the orchestral music of numerous titles that could be heard at the arrival of the nations. Including pieces of music from well-known series such as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts or Sonic the Hedgehog.