Jonsson clinches biathlon sprint title as Bachmann claims first win

Jonsson clinches biathlon sprint title as Bachmann claims first win Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia  - Sweden's Helena Jonsson clinched the women's biathlon World Cup sprint title as Tina Bachmann led a German one-two in the 7.5-kilometre sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk Friday.

Bachmann, 22, made no shooting errors to cross the line in 20 minutes 49.8 seconds, with team-mate Simone Hauswald also without a mistake, 3.7 seconds back.

Sweden's Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek was third, 19.3 seconds behind Bachmann.

Jonsson was 19th but finished the 10 sprints of the season on 372 points, ahead of Germany's Magdalena Neuner (358) and Tora Berger of Norway (352).

With two races to go at the weekend, Jonsson continues to lead the overall standings on 904 points, ahead of Kati Wilhelm of Germany (893) and Neuner (832).

The season ends with women's and men's pursuit and mass-start races at the Siberian venue on Saturday and Sunday. (dpa)

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