Men 7.5 km Sprint Competition

Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson, after cleaning prone and just a single penalty in standing flew around the last loop to win the IBU Summer Biathlon World Championships Men’s 7.5 km Sprint Gold medal in 18:38.1 at Ruhpolding’s Chiemgau Arena. He finished 8.3 seconds of teammate Peppe Femling, moving the Swedish duo up1-2 finish after their 2-3 finish in yesterday’s men’s super sprint. In the final competition of the day, Italy’s Lisa Vittozzi, with an 11.3-second deficit after the standing stage, ran a brilliant last loop, moving from second position to capture the SBWCH Women’s 6 km Sprint Gold medal in 16:21.4.