The German young biathletes remain on the road to success at the World Championships in Otepää. Linus Kesper also made it onto the podium.
The 20-year-old Willinger came third in the sprint on Wednesday (February 28, 2024), giving the German team the next gold medal in the individual for Julia Tannheimer (juniors) and Alma Siegismund (youth) and bronze in the sprint for Melina Gaupp (youth). precious metal.
Kesper finished the ten-kilometer race after just one mistake, 25.8 seconds behind the victorious Norwegian Isak Frey. Jan Gunka from Poland came second (+10.6 seconds).
Kesper sniffs silver
Kesper showed a strong performance, especially at the shooting range, and got all of his shots on target up to the fourth target while standing. Even more could have been achieved if the shooting had been clear, but both Frey and Gunka had greater reserves on the final lap. The Norwegian was even able to compensate for two penalties.
The second best German was Tim Nechwatal in 18th place (0 errors/+ 1:48 minutes). Leonardo Pfund (5/+2:51.1) and Benjamin Menz (2/+3:16.4) finished distant in 40th and 49th place.
After the junior women’s sprint in the afternoon, the last individual races for the young biathletes will take place on Thursday with the mass starts in Otepää. The relays on Saturday and Sunday conclude the competitions.