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Norwegian Dale-Sevdal won the pursuit race at the KM biathlon stage in Ruhpolding
Johannes Dahle-Sevdahl / Photo: © Alexander Hassenstein / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Norwegian biathlete Johannes Dahle-Sevdahl won the pursuit race at the fifth stage of the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany.
Dale-Ševdal made one mistake on four firing lines and covered the 12.5 km distance in 30 minutes 23.9 seconds.
The second place was taken by the Frenchman Eric Perrault (lag – 4.9 seconds; 3 misses), the top three was closed by the Swede Martin Ponsiluoma (+7.5 seconds; 4 misses).
The leader of the overall World Cup standings, Italian Tommaso Giacomel, finished fifth (+8.5 seconds; 5 penalties).
The next stage of the Biathlon World Cup will be held from January 22 to 25 in the Czech city of Nove Mesto.
Source: Sportbox
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