Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe outshone his French rival Martin Fourcade to seal his first Olympic title in the men's 20km individual biathlon at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Thursday.

The 24-year-old timed 48min 3.8sec to beat Slovenia's Jakov Fak, with Dominik Landertinger of Austria in the bronze-medal position.

Army officer Fourcade, who was seeking a French-record fourth Olympic title after winning the pursuit on Monday, finished fifth.