The Olympic Torch lit up the Doubs département to showcase this green corner of the world, an ideal destination for a break from the daily grind, but also to pay tribute to the athletes who work hard every day to keep the department moving. The highlight was the Para-Triathlon Team Relay with 113 Torchbearers, from the first, Sébastien Loeb, to the last, biathlete Anaïs Bescond, who lit the cauldron in Besançon.

Germany's Laura Dahlmeier stormed to victory in the opening individual event of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup season as she won the women's 15 kilometres competition amid tricky conditions in Östersund in Sweden today.

Marie Dorin Habert led home a French one-two in the women’s 15 kilometres individual event to clinch her country's fourth gold medal at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships in Oslo.

Olga Podchufarova of Russia shot clean as she claimed her maiden International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup success with victory in the women’s 7.5 kilometres sprint race in Antholz, Italy today.