France earn men s relay victory at IBU World Cup in Oberhof Friday, 15 January 2021
France’s Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Fabien Claude and Emilien Jacquelin celebrated victory in the men’s 4 x 7.5 kilometres relay event in Oberhof.
The quartet used six spare rounds during the event in the German town, triumphing in a time of 1 hour, 22min, 28sec.
Jacquelin produced a strong anchor leg of the race to hold off the challenge of Norway, who finished as the runners-up.
Velte Sjaastad Christiansen, Johannes Dale, Tarjei Boe and Johannes Thingnes Boe ended just 4.2 behind the winners.
Jacquelin, who won mixed relay gold with Julia Simon five days ago, thanked his team-mates for their trust in anchoring the team home.