Norway's team won gold in the Biathlon Mixed Relay eventy on the opening day of the Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto on Thursday. It was Norway's third sucessive mixed relay title.
France captured second plaace, 20 seconds behind Norway ahead of host nation the Czech Republic in third.
Norway's team: Tora Berger, Synnøve Solemdal, Tarjei Bø and Emil Hegle Svendsen.
Most pleased was Tarjei Bø: This was a wonderful come-back for me, after all my problems with sickness and set-backs this season, he said.
(NRK/Aftenposten)
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