Johannes Thingnes Boe misses out on magnificent seven as France take relay win at World Championships

France denied Johannes Thingnes Boe the chance of a clean sweep of gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships thanks to victory in the men's 4x7.5km relay. Boe had won three individual golds to go with two more in the relays, leaving him the possibility of scooping all seven in Oberhof. Ad However, even the great Norwegian could not close the gap on last year's overall crystal globe winner Quentin Fillon-Maillet, who cruised home to win by 27.3 seconds.

World ChampionshipsThinges Boe and Roiseland claim single mixed relay goldYESTERDAY AT 18:01 In a thrilling race, France started strongly through Antonin Guigonnat and Fabien Claude to sit just 1.4 seconds behind leaders the Czech Republic at the halfway stage. Norway, meanwhile, were more than a minute further back following Tarjei Boe's penalty on the standing shoot. The Czechs were still first going into the final leg, France losing a little ground when Emilien Jacquelin also needed a penalty loop on the standing shoot.

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He said: «It is so, so good; so much emotion. I know the fight with Norway is so hard at this moment. My colleagues made a perfect relay and I finished the work.