Bö crowns the ultimate biathlon world champion in Lenzerheide!

Bö crowns the ultimate biathlon world champion in Lenzerheide!

Lenzerheide, Schweiz - Johannes Thingnes Bö wrote biathlon history in Lenzerheide! The Norwegian superstar crowned himself sole record world champion with his impressive victory in the 10 km sprint and thus secured his 21st World Cup title, such as laola1.at reported. Bö put a brilliant performance and hurried the competition with a lead of 27.7 seconds. The surprising American Campbell Wright, who was on the podium for the first time in his career, landed in second place-and even shooting without errors. Bronze went to the Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maillet, who, despite a shooting error, ended in a solid time.

With this triumphal victory, Bö exceeded the record mark of his compatriot Ole Einar Björndalen, who needed almost twice as long for his 20 titles in 91 World Cup races. In the eyes of Björndals, who only plans his resignation at the age of 51, Bö was not surprising this achievement. "He is a fantastic athlete," said Björndalen about Bö, who once again leads biathlon Sport into a new era, such as zdf.de held. The time is urging, because for Bö, who wants to end his career after this season, there are still a maximum of five chances in Lenzerheide to celebrate further success and maybe surpass the medal of Björndalen.

While Bö and Wright rays on the podium, the German biathletes experienced another setback. Philipp Nawrath landed as the best DSV athlete in a disappointing 18th place, followed by Justus Strelow and others who stayed far behind the expectations. These competitions strengthen the pressure on the German team, which has to face the growing challenges of biathlon sports with moderate performance.