Biathlete Fak wins first medal for Slovenia in PyeongChang

PyeongChang, 15 February - Biathlete Jakov Fak won silver in the men's 20-kilometre race on Thursday, the first medal for Slovenia at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and a career highlight for the 30-year-old.

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak (first from the left) wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games, pictured with the winner, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and Austria's Dominik Landertinger.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

PyeongChang, South Korea
Slovenia's biathlete Jakov Fak wins silver in the men's 20-km event at the Winter Olympic Games.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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