Biathlon World Championships 2019

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Host cityÖstersund
CountrySweden
Events12
Opening6 March
Biathlon World Championships 2019
Host cityÖstersund
CountrySweden
Events12
Opening6 March
Closing17 March
Opened byCarl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Main venueÖstersund Ski Stadium

The Biathlon World Championships 2019 took place in Östersund, Sweden, from 6 to 17 March 2019.

There were a total of 12 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and two mixed relay races. The single mixed relay was on the program of the World Championships for the first time. All the events during this championships also counted for the 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup season.

On 7 September 2014, Östersund won the voting (27 votes) in St. Wolfgang, Austria over Antholz, Italy (16 votes), Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic (4 votes) and Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (2 votes).[1] This was third time when World Championships was held in Östersund; the town had previously hosted the event in 1970 and 2008.

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+1).[2]

Date Time Event
7 March16:15W 2 × 6 km + M 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay
8 March16:15Women's 7.5 km sprint
9 March16:30Men's 10 km sprint
10 March13:45Women's 10 km pursuit
16:10Men's 12.5 km pursuit
12 March15:30Women's 15 km individual
13 March16:10Men's 20 km individual
14 March17:10W 6 km + M 7.5 km single mixed relay
16 March13:15Women's 4 × 6 km relay
16:30Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
17 March13:15Women's 12.5 km mass start
16:00Men's 15 km mass start

Medal summary

References

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