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OSLO, Norway (AP) Martin Fourcade won his second title, the men's 10-kilometer sprint event, at the World Championships in Holmenkollen on Saturday.
In a tactically perfect race, the Frenchman, starting eighth, shot cleanly and stepped up the pace in the skiing to finish in 25 minutes, 35.4 seconds for his seventh individual Worlds title. On Thursday, he led France to the mixed relay gold.
Fourcade beat Norway veteran Ole Einar Bjorndalen by 26.9 seconds. Bjorndalen, who is 42, shot clean and took his 41st medal in World Championships.
Sergey Semenov of Ukraine was third, 27.6 seconds behind Fourcade, after also shooting clean.
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Johannes Thingnes Bo of Norway was fourth, with one penalty and 35.5 seconds back.
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