Biathlon: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon as leaders for France at the 2024 World Championships in Nove Mesto

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon as leaders for France at the 2024 World Championships in Nove Mesto MAXPPP – ANDREA SOLERO

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon will be the leaders of an ambitious French women's team at the 2024 Biathlon Worlds in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic) from February 7 to 18, according to the unsurprising selections announced by the French Federation, Monday.

Since the start of winter, French biathletes have dominated the World Cup, with eight victories in the fourteen individual races contested (fifteen podiums in total), plus two relay victories.

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet won four races and occupies 2nd place in the general ranking of the World Cup, while Julia Simon, world No.1 last winter and world champion in title of the pursuit, has won twice and is in ambush in 4th place.

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Lou Jeanmonnot also had an impressive season with two victories to open the season and two podiums last weekend.

The composition of the French women's team for the 2024 Worlds in Nove Mesto

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (Customs Les Saisies)

Sophie Chauveau (Armée Le Grand Bornand)

Lou Jeanmonnot (Armée Olympic Mont d'Or)

Gilonne Guigonnat (Villard sur Boëge)

Jeanne Richard (Les Gets)

Julia Simon (Douane Les Saisies)

Quentin Fillon-Maillet leads the men's race

Among the men, who have circled around the podium these last two weeks without getting on it, the team for the Worlds will be led, again without surprise, by Quentin Fillon-Maillet, double champion Olympic and five-time medalist in 2022, and Emilien Jacquelin.

The composition of the French men's team for the 2024 Worlds in Nove Mesto

Fabien Claude (Armée Basse sur le Rupt)

Quentin Fillon-Maillet (Douane Grandvaux)

Émilien Jacquelin (Douane Villard de Lans)

Oscar Lombardot (ES Saugette)

Éric Perrot (Armée Peisey Vallandry)