Skeleton news - Martins Dukurs crowned European and World Cup champion after victory at Sigulda

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Updated 15/02/2020 at 14:52 GMT

Latvia's skeleton star Martins Dukurs had a dream day on home ice as he clinched the European Championship title and overall World Cup crown with victory at Sigulda.

Martins Dukurs

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The 35-year-old beat his older brother, Tomass Dukurs, by 0.81 seconds with South Korea's Yun Sungbin coming third in the final World Cup race of the season.

With the event doubling up as the European Championship the Dukurs brother won gold and silver for Latvia while Germany's Felix Keisinger bagged a bronze.

It was Martins Dukurs' first World Cup title since 2017 and his ninth in a glittering career which also includes 11 European Championship golds.

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