Germany Secures Bronze in Thrilling Biathlon Mixed Relay at World Championships
The German team ends a six-year medal drought in the mixed relay with a dramatic finish at the Biathlon World Championships in Lenzerheide.
- The German mixed relay team, comprising Franziska Preuß, Selina Grotian, Philipp Nawrath, and Justus Strelow, claimed bronze in the opening event of the Biathlon World Championships.
- Justus Strelow, in his debut as a relay anchor, delivered a clutch performance at the shooting range and fended off Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø in a dramatic final lap to secure third place.
- The medal marks Germany's first podium finish in the mixed relay at a World Championship since 2019, breaking a prolonged streak of disappointments in the event.
- France dominated the race to take gold, while the Czech Republic surprised by overtaking Germany in the final stages to claim silver.
- The result provides a morale boost for the German team, which hopes to build on this momentum in the remaining eleven events of the championship.
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