Biathlon World Championships 2008

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Host city Östersund Events 10		Country Sweden

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.

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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