Worthy of Martin Fourcade.

The French Emilien Jacquelin retained his world title in the pursuit, Sunday February 14 at the World Biathlon Championships in Pokljuka, thus offering his first gold medal to the French delegation.

Jacquelin, who beat the Swede Sebastian Samuelsson and the Norwegian Johannes Boe with a magnificent 20/20 behind the rifle, offers himself a second medal in Slovenia after the bronze gleaned during the sprint on Friday and the 6th of his career at the Worlds.

😍🇫🇷🥇 EXCEPTIONAL EMILIEN JACQUELIN !!!

A demonstration and the French keep his title of world champion in pursuit !!!

🥇🇫🇷😍 Enjoy



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This is the 4th podium for France and the first title since the start of the competition for the Blues after the silver of Simon Desthieux (men's sprint) and Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet (women's sprint) and the bronze of Jacquelin on the sprint. 

Having started 13 seconds late, Jacquelin (25) fell into the lead after the first lying shot with Johannes Boe before finding himself alone in first position following his second passage on the shooting range, taking advantage of 'a mistake by the leader of the World Cup.

He then widened the gap with supersonic standing shots.

In the footsteps of Fourcade

Already in good shape on the mixed relay of February 10 - if not for an unfortunate fall in the home straight, Jacquelin thus confirmed that he was the man for major events and that he excelled in the races. direct confrontation since his two successes on the circuit were acquired each time in pursuit at the Worlds.

He becomes the 2nd Frenchman to keep his world crown in this specialty after his idol Martin Fourcade. 

Behind Jacquelin, the Blues were still at the forefront, Quentin Fillon-Maillet finishing 4th and Simon Desthieux 5th. 

With AFP

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