Boe cruises to yet another sprint victory

Johannes Thingnes Boe marked his return to World Cup action with yet another sprint victory as he continued his perfect campaign in Nove Mesto. Streaking away with the overall Biathlon World Cup title, Boe has been particularly dominant in the sprint discipline, winning every World Cup event, along with last month’s World Championship title in Oberhof.

Ad And setting off second in the Czech Republic, it quickly became clear that he was not going to let up as he shot clear and blew the rest of the field away on the skis to take victory by 30 seconds in a Norwegian sweep of the podium. World ChampionshipsHighlights: Oeberg storms through field in final loop to earn gold19/02/2023 AT 19:27 He was joined by older brother Tarjei on the second step of the podium, with Vetle Sjastad Christiansen finishing third.

And the Norwegians even claimed fourth spot as well, youngster Endre Stroemsheim narrowly missing out on a first World Cup podium of his career in fourth. France's Fabien Claude was the first non-Norwegian, missing once on his way to fifth spot while compatriot Quentin Fillon Maillet, last year's overall crystal globe winner, back in 14th place.

With a 30-second advantage heading into Saturday’s pursuit, Boe will be the overwhelming favourite to add yet another World Cup win to his collection as the action continues in Nove Mesto. Sportsbeat 2023 World ChampionshipsHighlights: Samuelsson brings home gold for Sweden in 15km mass start19/02/2023 AT 19:22