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Sturla Holm Lægreid denied Johannes Thingnes Bø an 18th career world title when he pipped him for sprint gold in a Norwegian podium sweep on Saturday. Lægreid got his sixth personal gold in dramatic fashion. He lost a 7.9 seconds advantage over defending champion Bø after the final shooting to trail by two-tenth at the final split but rebounded over the final 900 metres to win the 10-kilometres race by 3.5 seconds. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen completed the Norwegian sweep 18.6 seconds behind the winner for bronze. Lægreid won because he shot clean, while Bø and Christiansen had one penalty lap …

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