Johannes Thingnes Bø claimed a third gold medal for Norway at the biathlon world championships in Nove Mesto, Cezech Republic as the nation continued to dominate the men's competitions. Bø clocked 45 minutes 49.0 seconds in the 20-kilometre race on Wednesday to finish at the top of the podium despite one missed target. This was Bø's 19th gold medal at world championships and he's now one medal away of equalling the record of 20 gold medals set by compatriot Ole Einar Bjørndalen. "I tried to save