Iltalehti follows the women’s biathlon speed competition in this story.

Suvi Minkkinen starts the sprint race at 15:38. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS

Biathlon World Cup Annecy competitions start on Thursday with the women’s 7.5 kilometer sprint race.

The competition, which starts at 3:15 p.m., will see a strong Finnish quartet, which has performed promisingly in the early season.

Venla Lehtonen start with number 14 at 15:22, Sonja Leinamo with number 38 at 15:34, Inka Hämäläinen with number 40 at 15:35 and Suvi Minkkinen with number 46 at 15:38.

After five races, Minkkinen is the best Finn in the World Cup overall, sixth.

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