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Johannes Thingnes Bø is currently the best biathlete in the world
Photo: Michal Svítok / dpa
Biathlon World Cup
The 52nd Biathlon World Championships will be held in Pokljuka between March 10 and 21.
After 1998, 2001 and 2006, the Slovenian plateau will host a biathlon world championship for the fourth time.
The arena is located at an altitude of 1,300 meters in the Julian Alps.
Because of the corona pandemic, the twelve competitions will be held without spectators.
The German athletes will only start as slight outsiders this year.
Favorites
As in the previous year in Antholz, the Norwegians are given great title chances.
Overall World Cup leader
Johannes Thingnes Bø is
aiming for his eleventh World Cup gold medal.
The same goes for Brother
Tarjei Bø
.
Sturla Holm Lægreid
and
Johannes Dale
are other Norwegian medal candidates.
After the resignation of superstar
Martin Fourcade
, the French have
two biathletes
with
Quentin Fillon Maillet
and
Emilien Jacquelin
who can hope for the podium.
The Norwegians also dominate women.
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
, who won five gold medals at the World Championships in Antholz last year, is also the top favorite in Pokljuka.
Tiril Eckhoff
(Norway) is just behind her in the overall World Cup.
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Arnd Peiffer is considered a German medal candidate in Slovenia
Photo: GEPA pictures / Jasmin Walter / imago images / GEPA pictures
The Germans
So far, the season has been disappointing from a German perspective.
Only
Arnd Peiffer
convinced in the mass start success in Hochfilzen.
This year, too, the hopes rest on the five-time world champion.
Erik Lesser
and
Bennedikt Doll
are also
candidates
for medals - but probably only in the season.
Germany’s most consistent biathlete is currently
Franziska Preuss
.
The 26-year-old is fifth in the overall World Cup, but it was not enough for a win this winter.
Denise Herrmann is
currently far from
success
.
Especially at the shooting range, the pursuit world champion from 2019 weakened last.
Time schedule
February 9th: opening ceremony
February 10: 3 p.m. - Mixed relay (4 x 7.5 kilometers)
February 12: 2:30 p.m. - men's sprint (10 kilometers)
February 13: 2.30 p.m. - women's sprint (7.5 kilometers)
February 14: 1:15 p.m. - pursuit of the men (12.5 kilometers)
February 14: 3:30 p.m. - Persecution of women (10 kilometers)
February 16: 12:05 p.m. - Women's singles (15 kilometers)
February 17: 2.30 p.m. - Men's singles (20 kilometers)
February 18: 3.15 p.m. - single mixed relay (6 kilometers + 7.5 kilometers)
February 20: 11.45 a.m. - Women's relay (4 x 6 kilometers)
February 20: 3 p.m. - men's relay (4 x 7.5 kilometers)
February 21: 12.30 p.m. - Women's mass start (12.5 kilometers)
February 21: 3:15 p.m. - men's mass start (15 kilometers)
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The German biathletes have the best possible medals in the relay
Photo: Matthias Schrader / dpa
The world championship on TV
As usual, the World Cup in Pokljuka will be shown alternately on the public broadcasters.
Both ARD and ZDF also offer live streams on the Internet.
It is similar with Eurosport: The special interest channel broadcasts all competitions on TV and in the Eurosport player.
Records
World Cup record winners (men and women)
1. Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Norway), 20x gold, 14x silver, 11x bronze
2. Emil Hegle Svendsen (Norway), 12x gold, 6x silver, 3x bronze
3. Magdalena Neuner (Germany)
, 12x gold, 4x silver, 1x bronze
4. Martin Fourcade (France), 13x gold, 10x silver, 5x bronze
5. Frank Luck (Germany)
, 11x gold, 5x silver, 4x bronze
6. Alexander Tichonow (Soviet Union), 11x gold, 4x silver, 1x bronze
7. Johannes Thingnes Bø (Norway), 10x gold, 8x silver, 2x bronze
8. Jelena Golowina (Soviet Union), 10x gold, 1x silver, 1x bronze
9. Ricco Groß (Germany)
, 9x gold, 5x silver, 6x bronze
10. Frank Ullrich (GDR)
, 9x gold, 4x silver, 1x bronze
Record winner at a World Cup (men and women)
1.
Laura Dahlmeier (Germany)
, 5x gold of which 3x in singles, 1x silver (2017 in Hochfilzen)
2. Marte Olsbu Røiseland (Norway), 5x gold of which 2x in singles, 2x silver (2020 in Antholz)
3. Tora Berger ( Norway), 4x gold, 2x silver (2013 in Nové Mesto)
4. Martin Fourcade (France), 4x gold, 1x silver (2016 in Oslo)
5. Johannes Thingnes Bø (Norway), 4x gold, 1x silver (2019 in Östersund )
6. Emil Hegle Svendsen (Norway), 4x gold, 1x bronze (2013 in Nové Mesto)
5. Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Norway), 4x gold (2009 in Pyeongchang)
5. Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Norway), 4x gold (2005 in Hochfilzen)
5. Liv Grete Poirée (Norway), 4x gold (2004 in Oberhof)
10. Johannes Thingnes Bø (Norway), 3x gold, 3x silver (2020 in Antholz)
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