Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz: Lesser and Preuss go hunting for medals

The Biathlon World Cup 2020 will continue on Thursday with the single-mixed relay. The race is available in the live ticker at chiemgau24.de.

Antholz - The second mixed competition of the Biathlon World Cup 2020 is coming up. The single-mixed relay will run on Thursday, starting at 3:15 p.m. chiemgau24.de is included in the live ticker.

After six individual competitions at the Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz, the second season of the title competitions in South Tyrol is on Thursday. Erik Lesser and Franziska Preuß want to win the third medal for the German team in the single-mixed relay.

Lesser makes his debut at this year's Biathlon World Cup, for Preuss it is the fourth assignment in Antholz after the mixed relay, the sprint, the chase and the individual. Biathlon World Cup in Antholz 2020: All dates and results

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The 26-year-old showed constant performance on the course and at the shooting range, in individual cases Preuss only just missed a medal with fifth place.

Lesser, who after mixed performances in the World Cup 2019/20 had only qualified for the World Cup after being nominated by the coach, ran in the second-class IBU Cup during the first competitions of the Biathlon World Cup. In Martell-Val Martello he finished ninth in the sprint and finished second in the pursuer.

Biathlon World Cup: German men are still waiting for a medal

It remains to be seen how Lesser copes with the circumstances in Antholz. His shooting performance in the IBU Cup was good with six errors in a total of eight shooting appearances, in the single-mixed relay a good result at the shooting range is imperative to run to the front places.

After the other German gentlemen had great problems with the complicated shooting range in Antholz and have not yet achieved a medal, the 2015 pursuit world champion should now judge it. Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz: The medal table

Biathlon World Cup: Norwegian duo in the favorites role

The single-mixed relay is part of a biathlon world championship for the second time. At the premiere 2019 in Östersund, the Norwegians Marte Olsbu Roiseland and Johannes Thingnes Boe won, who also start in Antholz and are the favorites of the race. Denise Herrmann and Lesser ran for Germany in 2019, 30th behind Norway, they came fourth. The start list for the single mixed relay

An advantage for the German duo in Antholz will be that both single-mixed seasons of the 2019/20 season were run by Lesser and Preuss. At the World Cup opening in Östersund there was second place, in Pokljuka the eleventh place. It starts at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, chiemgau24.de is included in the live ticker. Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz: How to watch the World Cup on TV, livestream and live ticker

Biathlon World Cup: How the Single Mixed Relay Works

In the single-mixed relay, two athletes per nation will start. A lady and a gentleman from each country set off on the 13.5 km route.

The female part runs a total of six kilometers and goes to the shooting range four times. The male part runs 7.5 kilometers and also has to shoot four times.

Shorter penalty round in the single-mixed relay

Eight cartridges are available per shooting unit to clear five targets. Each disc that is still standing results in a penalty loop of 75 meters. Biathlon World Cup 2020: All information about the World Cup in Antholz

The lady opens the race with a lap over 1.5 kilometers and then has to practice prone shooting. Then there is another round over 1.5 kilometers before the standing shooting follows. After the shooting there is a direct change to the male part, who then completes the identical workload. The procedure is repeated, the male part runs a final round of 1.5 kilometers after his second standing shoot. The first to cross the finish line wins the race.

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