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IBSF World Cup: Pilot Johannes Lochner led his crew to clinch another 4-man bobsleigh gold on Sunday, as German racers grabbed all five golds at the IBSF World Cup in Yanqing, Beijing.

At the National Sliding Center, team Lochner and team Francesco Friedrich of Germany achieved a 1-2 finish in the 4-man bobsleigh on Saturday, while Sun Kaizhi, Zhen Heng, Ding Song, and Ye Jielong finished third to win the first medal for China in the event, reports Xinhua.

After the first run on Sunday, the two German teams still ranked as the top two in 58.22 and 58.25 seconds respectively. The Italian squad piloted by Patrick Baumgartner rallied in the second run to secure a silver with a total time of 1:56.92, just 0.01 second ahead of the bronze medalist team Friedrich. Team Lochner bagged the gold in 1:56.61.