As the Biathlon World Federation IBU announced, excessively warm temperatures and rain make it difficult for the organizers in the Thuringian Forest to prepare for the first ski hunter competitions in the Olympic year.
Men’s and women’s sprint on Friday
The men’s sprint should actually start on the Rennsteig this Thursday. As a result of the warm weather, the ten-kilometer competition will now be postponed to Friday (11.30 a.m.) and will take place just a few hours before the women’s race (2.15 p.m.).
Falling temperatures give hope
This measure is intended to protect the routes and enable better preparation. In the course of the week it will be significantly colder at the first of two German home World Cups in succession and the temperatures will drop below freezing point in phases.
Next weekend, the competitions in the mixed and single mixed relay (Saturday, 12.15 p.m. and 2.45 p.m.) as well as the pursuit races (Sunday, 12.30 p.m. and 2.45 p.m.) will also take place on the World Cup routes from 2023.
No spectators allowed
Due to the tense Corona situation in Oberhof, spectators are not admitted for the second year in a row. The IBU also announced that the corona rules will be tightened again compared to the previous weeks. Accordingly, all participants must, among other things, complete mandatory PCR tests.
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Status: 03.01.2022, 7:52 p.m.