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Host city
  
Östersund

Events
  
10

Country
  
Sweden

Biathlon World Championships 2008

Opening ceremony
  
8 February 2008 (2008-02-08)

Closing ceremony
  
17 February 2008 (2008-02-17)

The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970. It was also 50 years after the first Biathlon World Championships, which were held 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.

Contents

There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and the relatively new mixed relay. The championships were dominated by the German, Norwegian, and Russian teams, which would win every competition and 28 of the 33 available medals.

The 2009 Biathlon World Championships will be held from February 13 to February 22 in Pyeongchang in South Korea.

Opening ceremony

  • Date / Time: Fri February 8, 2008 / 19:00 CET

    • 20 km individual

  • Date / Start Time: Thu February 14, 2008 / 17:15 CET

    • 10 km sprint

  • Date / Start Time: Sat February 9, 2008 / 14:15 CET

    • 12.5 km pursuit

  • Date / Start Time: Sun February 10, 2008 / 14:15 CET

    • 15 km mass start

  • Date / Start Time: Sun February 17, 2008 / 12:00 CET

    • 4 × 7.5 km relay

  • Date / Start Time: Sat February 16, 2008 / 12:00 CET

    • 15 km individual

  • Date / Start Time: Thu February 14, 2008 / 14:05 CET

    • 7.5 km sprint

  • Date / Start Time: Sat February 9, 2008 / 11:00 CET

    • 10 km pursuit

  • Date / Start Time: Sun February 10, 2008 / 12:00 CET

    • 12.5 km mass start

  • Date / Start Time: Sat February 16, 2008 / 15:00 CET

    • 4 × 6 km relay

  • Date / Start Time: Sun February 17, 2008 / 14:30 CET

    • 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km relay

  • Date / Start Time: Tue February 12, 2008 / 14:15 CET

    • References

    Biathlon World Championships 2008 Wikipedia
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