The French biathletes clinched the victory in the men’s 4×7.5 km relay event at the Olympic Games held in Italy.
On Tuesday, the quartet of Fabien Claude, Émilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon Maillet, and Éric Perrot clocked a time of 1 hour, 19 minutes, and 55.2 seconds, incurring one penalty loop and utilizing six spare rounds. Finishing second were the Norwegians, consisting of Martin Uldal, Johan-Olav Botn, Sturla Holm Lægreid, and Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (trailing by 9.8 seconds; with 0 penalty loops and 6 reserve cartridges used). Rounding out the podium were the Swedes Victor Brandt, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, and Sebastian Samuelsson (+57.5 margin; registering 0 penalties and 6 spare shots).
This marks the inaugural Olympic relay gold medal victory ever for the French men’s biathlon team. Furthermore, Fillon Maillet achieved his fifth Olympic championship title with this result.
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