Germany's Benedikt Doll finds best form of his career as he breaks ground with Oberhof sprint victory
BySportsbeat
Updated 05/01/2024 at 13:27 GMT
The Men's Biathlon World Cup continues with a 12.5km pursuit race at Oberhof on Saturday, but it was Benedikt Doll who won the 10km sprint on Friday. The German won it in a time of 24 minutes, 12.2 seconds. Team-mates Sturla Holm Laegreid finished in 24 minutes, 14.0 seconds while Endre Stroemsheim took third with a time of 24 minutes, 17.6 seconds.
Highlights: Doll thrills home fans with Sprint win in Oberhof
Germany's Benedikt Doll revelled in finding the best form of his career to take sprint victory at Oberhof.
Doll won the delayed 10km dash in a time of 24 minutes 12.2 seconds, shooting clean in the prone stage and overcoming a penalty in the standing stage to claim gold.
It is the 33-year-old's second victory of the season and the first time that Doll has won two World Cups in a single campaign since his circuit debut more than a decade ago.
"It feels really good," said Doll.
"Of course, the weather could be a little bit better but the fans gave me really big support and made it a lot of fun to win here."
World Cup leader Johannes Thingnes Boe had an off day on the range with misses in prone and standing seeing him miss the medals in fourth.
His team-mates Sturla Holm Laegreid and Endre Stroemsheim ensured Norwegian representation on the podium, taking silver and bronze respectively.
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