Fourcade wins 2nd biathlon title

Frenchman Martin Fourcade claimed his second biathlon gold of the Sochi Olympics with victory in the 20km race.

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Fourcade becomes the first French athlete to win two Olympic titles at one Winter Games since skier JC Killy in 1968

The 12.5km pursuit champion, 25, only picked up one penalty to finish in 49 minutes 31.7 seconds, beating Germany's Erik Lesser by 12.2 seconds.

Russia's Evgeniy Garanichev, who was first out on the course, took bronze.


Britain's Lee Jackson, who was 66th in the 20km at Vancouver 2010, also only picked up one penalty to finish the stamina-sapping race in 42nd position.