Samuelsson and Oeberg bring home world golds for Sweden

Sebastian Samuelsson shot clean to take the 15km Mass Start gold medal at the World Championships in Oberhof on Sunday. The Swedish biathlete had picked up three bronzes at the 2023 Championships to take his total to eight world medals without an outright victory. Ad But a fine last 3km loop powered Samuelsson past compatriot and silver medallist Martin Ponsiluoma to finish in a time of 36:42.8.

World Championships'It's like a dream!' — Oeberg cannot believe mass start gold at world champs2 HOURS AGO The 25-year-old from Katrineholm called it the greatest race of his life in an emotional post-ceremony interview. Samuelsson said: «It is fantastic. I never believed that I could be World Champion this year.

It was a hard season for me. »What I am most happy about today is my great, great performance. I just focused on myself on the shooting range, just tried to hit those targets.

«Today is the best race of my career so far.» Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe couldn't add to his glittering collection of five gold medals in Oberhof as three penalties cost him his previous advantage and the Olympic champion had to settle for bronze. In the women's 12.5km Mass Start, there was more success for Sweden as Hanna Oeberg stormed through the competition in the final loop to earn her second gold of the Championships. With French pair Julia Simon and Anais Chevalier-Bouchet ceding the lead to Oeberg with a last standing stage penalty apiece, the Swede came home in 36:48.

Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold of Norway caught Simon in the last loop for the silver medal, while the Frenchwoman clung on for third with three penalties in total. Oeberg said: «It is like a dream. I am just enjoying this so, so much.