Host city Tyumen Opening ceremony 11 February 2021 Main venue TBD | Country Russia Closing ceremony 21 February 2021 | |
The Biathlon World Championships 2021 are scheduled to take place in Tyumen, Russia, in 2021.
Host selection
On 4 September 2016, Tyumen won the voting (25 votes) during the 12th IBU Congress in Chisinau in Moldova over Pokljuka in Slovenia (13 votes) and Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech Republic (11 votes). Also Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, withdrew their bid for 2021 championships before the vote took place due to winning of an election for the host of the 2020 event.
Just before the Biathlon World Championships 2017 in Hochfilzen, Austria, IBU forced Russia to give back rights for revote process after 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korean Republic.
References
Biathlon World Championships 2021 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA