In the final competition in the youth category at the World Championships in Oestersund, the German and French teams are the lucky winners.

For Melina Gaupp, the youth relay did not start as she had imagined. With a penalty in prone shooting, she had to let the front of the field go. However, she regained her strength at the second shooting and handed over with just one spare round and 20 seconds behind Sydney Wüstling. The 16-year-old only needed one spare round in the standing shooting and put her team in the lead. Lena Siegmund then showed no nerves at the last shooting when Norway's Martine Skog was right next to her. Siegmund only needed one spare round and secured a lead of 20 seconds to the finish. The Norwegian team of Sara Tronrud, Bjoerg Eide and Martine Skog celebrated the silver medal.

The Italian team only secured the bronze medal on the last lap. After the last shooting, Carlotta Gautero took to the track behind Ukraine's Valeriia Sheihas but was able to overtake her and bring home the medal for her team-mates Nayeli Mariotti Cavagnet and Gaia Gondolo. With only five misses, the Italian team was the best at the shooting range among the medalists.

Commanding victory for the French team in the men's competition

On the very first lap, Camille Grataloup-Manissolle showed that the French team is in impressive shape. He handed over with a lead to Antonin Guy, who was able to defend this advantage despite having a strong competitor on the track in Lukas Tannheimer. Leo Carlier took over from Antonin Guy and was the first to cross the finish line. Overall, the French team only needed six spare rounds and delivered the fastest shooting time of the race. With five medals from five races, Leo Carlier is the most successful athlete of the championships.

The German team crossed the finish line 36 seconds behind. They also impressed at the shooting range with just eight misses. Luca Anding, Lukas Tannheimer and Korbi Kübler celebrated the silver medal ahead of the Czech team. Michael Malek fought a battle with Austria's Simon Hechenberger on the last lap, which the Czech won, securing the bronze medal for Frantisek Jelinek and Jakub Bouska.

Photos: IBU I Danielsson