The 45th Biathlon World Championships

Biathlon World Championships

The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...

will be held in Ruhpolding

Ruhpolding

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, Germany

Germany

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 from March 1 to March 11, 2012.

There will be a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships will also count for the 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup

2011–12 Biathlon World Cup

The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union...

 season.

Schedule of events

The provisional timeschedule of the event stands below. All times in CET

CET

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Date	Time	Men	Women
March 1	15:30	Mixed Relay
March 3	12:30	Sprint
	15:30		Sprint
March 4	13:15	Pursuit
	16:00		Pursuit
March 6	15:15	Individual
March 7	15:15		Individual
March 9	15:15	Relay
March 10	15:15		Relay
March 11	13:30	Mass Start
	16:00		Mass Start

External links

• IBU