stersund will organize the Biathlon World Championships 2019

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At the Congress of Sankt Wolfgang l & rsquo; Ibu awarded the 'organization of the Biathlon World Championships in 2019 & ouml; stersund (Sweden).

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The resort & agrave; Scandinavian & egrave; was preferred to Anterselva (Italy), Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) and Nove Mesto na Moravian (Czech Republic). & Nbsp; Located about 400 km north-west of Stockholm, in the county of J & auml; mtland, & ouml; stersund & egrave; become over the years a small classical biathlon nell''ultimo decade finding its natural place as the opening stage of the season. That of 2019 sar & agrave; The third edition of the World Cup for the 'Swedish plant, which had already & agrave; hosted the event World Championships in 1970 and 2008. It should be noted as & ouml; stersund was the 'only one of the four candidates to be the second consecutive nomination. In fact, he had already & agrave; competition to get the 'edition 2017, resulting in & ograve; defeated by Hochfilzen. So Sweden, withdrew from the race in the Olympic Games of 2022, 2019 & avr agrave; the 'honor of organizing both the Alpine World Ski Championships (& Aring; king) and those of biathlon. Moreover, the two locations are separated by only 100 km. Anterselva must then collect the defeat by the competitor pi & ugrave; accredited. Khanty-Mansiysk and Nove Mesto na Moravian candidates were instead more & ugrave; & Ldquo; weak & rdquo; why do you want & eacute; launched late (in the case of the Russian) or because of the very small time lag from & rsquo; hosted latest edition (2013). Antholz likely tenter & agrave; to get the World Cup in 2020 and 2021 which promises great battle because Oberhof (Germany) and Pokljuka (Slovenia) have already & agrave; expressed their interest to launch an application. The events will be awarded at the same time in the XII Congress Ibu, scheduled in 2016.

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