The final minutes of the mens Middle distance race here in Trondheim were thrilling. Carl Waaler Kaas of Norway won and Peter Öberg (SWE) took the silver.
Daniel Hubmann (SUI) and Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) shared the bronze medal.
Meanwhile in the womens race Minna Kauppi (FIN) beat Simone Niggli after the Swiss ace made an error in the closing stages.
Earlier David Healy had a good race for Ireland, finishing in 43rd place with a time of 41:41 mins. David said afterwards that he was “pretty happy with his race” and that “it was maybe not as technical as expected which may suit the faster runners” He will now be concentrating his efforts on getting Ireland off to a good start at tomorrows final event – the team relays.
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