Martin Fourcade goes back-to-back in Pokljuka

That followed the Frenchman's triumph in the 10km sprint on Friday and sees him extend his lead at the top of the overall World Cup standings.

Fourcade produced a no-fault performance in the shooting and was strong on the skis to hold off Emil Hegle Svendsen, who also shot clean, and Anton Shipulin with a winning time of 30:27.4 minutes.

Russia's Shipulin was level with Fourcade until the final round of shooting when he incurred a single fault and was ultimately pushed into bronze by a margin of just 0.2 seconds by Svendsen.

Meanwhile, five-time overall World Cup winner Fourcade clinched victory by six seconds from his Norwegian adversary.

Another Norwegian, Johannes Thingnes Boe, could only finish fourth after two faults in the shooting and lost ground in the overall standings.

Boe still sits second but is now 95 points behind Fourcade, who leads third-placed Shipulin by a healthy 115 points.