Friday, 5 March 2021
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo withstood a fightback from Alexander Bolshunov to secure men’s cross-country relay gold for Norway at the International Ski Federation Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf.
It was a thrilling 4x10-kilometre race in the German town with the Russian Ski Federation (RSF) taking the lead before Norway took control.
Hans Christer Holund gave Norway a 25-second margin going into the final leg but Bolshunov made Klæbo work hard for the victory.
At the halfway point, Bolshunov had caught up with Klæbo but the Norwegian managed to find an extra gear to pull away to clinch an 11th successive men’s relay world title for his country.
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