Biathlon : a fine Anaëlle Bondoux/Amandine Mengin duel for victory in the Junior Cup
Anaëlle Bondoux, who easily won the previous day’s sprint by a margin of more than two minutes, was up against tougher competition this Saturday in the mass-start 60 of the Junior Cup in Goms ( Switzerland ) .
Indeed, her most serious opponent was none other thanAmandine Mengin (18/20), her French team-mate. However, the Iséroise native was a cut above the rest on her skis and, despite a 16/20, found the necessary resources to beat her compatriot by just three seconds at the line. Italy’s Astrid Plosch (18/20) took third place.
The flower ceremony included two other French biathletes. Lola Bugeaud (16/20) and Violette Bony (17/20) finished the event in fourth and fifth place respectively. Lou-Anne Dupont Ballet-Baz (16/20) was not far behind in eighth place.
On the other hand, the race proved more difficult for Célia Henaff from Savoie, who made seven mistakes behind her rifle. She finished eighteenth in the final rankings.
The full rankings
The overall Junior Cup standings
- Junior Cup de Goms: Guillaume Poirot on the podium in the Mass-Start 60
- Goms: Amandine Mengin and Léo Carlier win the Junior Cup mixed singles relay
- Junior Cup in Goms: France come out on top in the mixed relay
- Anaëlle Bondoux and Martin Botet arrive, Eva Laine and Benjamin De Grimaudet leave De Rochebouet: the French selection for the Junior Cup in Goms
