Dahlmeier of Germany wins women's biathlon 7.5km sprint at PyeongChang Olympics

Germany's Laura Dahlmeier crosses the finishing line of the women's 7.5 km sprint biathlon event on the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Biathlong Centre, PyeongChang, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2018. Laura won the gold medal in a time of 21:06.2. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Laura Dahlmeier of Germany won the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint of the Winter Olympic Games at the Alpensia Biathlon Center here on Saturday.

Dahlmeier clocked 21 minutes and 6.2 seconds to secure the first Olympic victory of her career, beating Marte Olsbu of Norway to the second place in 21:30.4.

Veronika Vitkova from the Czech Republic got the bronze in 21:32.0.