France have claimed a second relay title at the biathlon world championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic with a single mixed relay win on Thursday. Norway superstar Johannes Thingnes Bø, meanwhile, missed the chance of securing a record-equalling gold medal. Led by Quentin Fillon Maillet and Lou Jeanmonnot, France had a clean shooting and clocked the fastest time of 36 minutes 21.7 seconds. The French team had already claimed the 4 x 6-kilometre mixed relay title. Second place went to Italy, a
Norwegian biathlon star Johannes Thingnes Bø does not expect a similar historic medal haul as last year at the upcoming world championships in the Czech Republic. "I don't think that I can repeat this performance," Bø told the idnes.cz website in the run-up to the championships starting on Wednesday in Nove Mesto. Bø became the first man to medal in all seven events at last year's worlds in Oberhof, Germany. He won five golds in the 20km, sprint, pursuit, mixed relay and single mixed relay, plus
Norway extended their winning run in men's biathlon World Cup relays to 10 races spanning two years with another emphatic performance on Sunday. Saturday's pursuit winner Endre Strømsheim, Sturla Holm Lægreid, Tarjei Bø and Johannes Thingnes Bø dominated the 4x7.5-kilometres more than two minutes ahead of hosts Germany. Italy came third in foggy conditions. Norway's men have won all 10 World Cup relays since Russia were the last other winners on January 15, 2022 in Ruhpolding where Norway came s
Endre Strømsheim claimed his first biathlon World Cup victory on Saturday when he led a Norwegian 1-5 finish in a pursuit race. Strømsheim could afford two missed targets in the final shooting in Oberhof as he won the 12.5-kilometres event 17.8 seconds ahead of Sturla Holm Lægreid. Superstar Johannes Thingnes Bø had the chance to win another race, but three penalty laps from the last shooting for a race total of four were too much. Bø had to settle for fifth, behind Johannes Dale-Skjevdal in thi
At least 76 pairs of siblings have participated in Beijing, turning the Winter Games into a family affair with nearly 5% of the total athlete headcount.