Biathlon World Championships 2016

The 48th Biathlon World Championships is scheduled to be held in Oslo, Norway from 3 March to 13 March 2016.[1] It was sole candidate for this championship. Oslo was announced as the host city on 2 September 2012 during the X IBU Congress in Merano, Italy. Two years earlier Oslo lost Biathlon World Championships 2015 to Kontiolahti.[2] This will be sixth time when World Championships will be held in Oslo; the city had previously hosted the event in 1986, 1990, 1999, 2000 and 2002.

There will be a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships will also count for the Biathlon World Cup season.

References

  1. ↑ "Oslo and Hochfilzen Selected as World Championship Host". biathlonworld.com. September 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ "IBU World Championships 2015 to be held in Kontiolahti". Biathlonworld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012.

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