Biathlon World Championships 2019
Host city | Östersund | ||
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Country | Sweden | ||
Opening ceremony | 28 February 2019 | ||
Closing ceremony | 10 March 2019 | ||
Main venue | Östersund Ski Stadium | ||
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The Biathlon World Championships 2019 are scheduled to take place in Östersund, Sweden in 2019.
Host selection
On 7 September 2014, Östersund won the voting (27 votes) in St. Wolfgang in Austria over Antholz in Italy (16 votes), Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech Republic (4 votes) and Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia (2 votes).[1] This will be fourth time when World Championships will be held in Östersund; the town had previously hosted the event in 1970 and 2008.
References
- ↑ "IBU WCH´s 2019 elected". International Biathlon Union. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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