BiathlonAlpen Cup
Alessandro Genuzio
It will be a really good start to 2021 for the Carnia Arena International Biathlon Center in Forni Avoltri. The Federal Center located in Piani di Luzza will host the first stage of the OPA Biathlon Alpen Cup 2020-21 international circuit.
Monday 28 December 2020 4 minutes reading time
An important event for the Carnic center, which after many years returns to host an international winter biathlon event. Thanks to the construction of the new shooting range, equipped with 30 Kurvinen electronic templates, completed in record time at the end of October and with the introduction of the snowfarm, the Carnia Arena now has all the credentials to apply to host first-class competitions. level of biathlon and cross-country skiing in both winter and summer.
The international "baptism" of the renovated Piani di Luzza facility will take place on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January, as part of the two days of competitions valid for the OPA Biathlon Alpen Cup, the third international biathlon circuit, which will see the start in addition to the athletes of the blue teams, also representatives of the 6 countries of the Alpine arc that make up the OPA area, namely Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and France.
The competition program foresees on Saturday 9 January the dispute of the male and female individual tests valid for the senior, junior (Under 22), Under 19 and Under 17 categories, while on the morning of Sunday 10 January the same categories will compete in the first sprint competitions of the season.
Athletes will be able to familiarize themselves with the race track and with the new polygon as early as Friday 8 January when the Carnia Arena opens for official training.
The event organized as usual by the ASD Monte Coglians in collaboration with the Sci Cai Trieste ASD and with the contribution of PromoTurismoFVG, will also be an important test bed for the organizers in view of the EYOF 2023 whose biathlon competitions will take place in Forni Avoltri. On this occasion, the Organizing Committee tried to bring a large number of volunteers closer to biathlon who will be fundamental for the success of the European Youth Olympic Festival.
The entire event will take place behind closed doors in compliance with the rules laid down in the matter of Covid-19 by the IBU and FISI protocols.
The two days of competitions in Forni Avoltri will be closely followed by Neveitalia.it, the reference portal in Italy for the world of mountains and winter sports, which for some years has been closely following the sporting events of the Carnic center and which also offers the webcam service of the structure.
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