The Biathlon World Cup 2020 will continue on Wednesday with the men's individual. The race is available in the live ticker at chiemgau24.de.
Antholz - The 2020 Biathlon World Cup continues in Antholz. On Wednesday the men's singles are coming, the German team is going into the longest race of the Biathlon World Championship with many question marks. It starts at 2:15 p.m., chiemgau24.de is included in the live ticker.
Seven mistakes for Benedikt Doll, six mistakes for Philipp Horn, five misses for Johannes Kühn: Three of the five German starters in the biathlon individual revealed big problems at the shooting range in the pursuit race on Sunday and reduced the ambitions for the first individual medal for the German men at the Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz. Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz: The medal table
Because in individual over 20 kilometers, the focus is particularly on shooting. It goes to the shooting range four times, every mistake made there results in a penalty minute. With a similar hit pattern as in the pursuer, Kühn, Doll and Horn would have no chance of a top placement. Biathlon World Cup in Antholz 2020: All dates and results
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The situation at Arnd Peiffer is very different. The 32-year-old made only one mistake on Sunday, finished sixth in the best German and was also the best DSV athlete in the sprint on Friday.
Peiffer can also do individual races in biathlon. In 2019 he became world champion in this discipline in Östersund and will start as defending champion on Wednesday. Biathlon World Cup 2020: All information about the World Cup in Antholz
Biathlon World Cup: Additional starting place thanks to Peiffer
It is thanks to Peiffer that Philipp Nawrath will make his first individual appearance at this World Cup. If you send the defending champion into the race, you will receive an additional starting place. As a result, the German team starts with five instead of the usual four athletes. Click here for the complete start list
With a strong individual, Nawrath could also recommend himself for the season that will be run on Saturday.
From an international perspective, numerous contenders for medals are starting. The Russian Alexander Loginov made only one mistake in a total of six shooting units in the sprint and pursuer and was also in good shape on the course. He has already won two medals at this World Cup and is one of the favorites for the win. Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz: How to watch the World Cup on TV, livestream and live ticker
Biathlon World Cup: Loads of favorites
With persecution world champion Emilien Jacquelin and the sprint medalists Quentin Fillon Maillet and Martin Fourcade, who leads the overall ranking, the French put three co-favorites. In Norway, the focus is on the Boe brothers Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei.
There will be no shortage of excitement on Wednesday when the seventh competition of the Biathlon World Cup 2020 and the third individual in the 2019/20 World Cup begin at 2:15 p.m. The German men want to finally get the first medal, the women have already won two silver medals.
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