German biathlete Philippe Navrat won gold in the sprint race at the first stage of the World Cup in Ostersund, Sweden.
Navrat, who made no mistakes in the stages, posted a result of 24 minutes 2 seconds. Norwegian Tarjei Boe took second place (0 penalties; +18.7 seconds). Norwegian Vebjorn Soerum also finished third (0 penalties, +19.8 seconds).
The five-time Olympic champion, Norwegian Johannes Boe, completed three penalty laps and took 18th position, losing a minute and a half to the leader.
The opening stage of the World Cup will end on Sunday with the pursuit races.
World Cup. 1st step. Östersund (Sweden)
Men. Sprint, 10km
1. Philipp Navrat (Germany) – 24.02.0 (0 misses)
2. Tarjei Boe (Norway) – +18.7 (0)
3. Vebjorn Soerum (both Norway) – +19.8 (0)
4. Sebastian Samuelsson (Sweden) – +26.7 (2)
5. Johannes Dahle – +46.6 (1)
6. Endre Stromsheim (both Norway) – +48.2 (0).
Source : MatchTV
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