IBU bans Russian, Belarus biathlon federations
BERLIN: The International Biathlon Union (IBU) on Tuesday (Mar 29) said it had suspended the national federations of Russia and Belarus following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Biathlon-IBU bans Russian, Belarus biathlon federations
BERLIN : The International Biathlon Union (IBU) on Tuesday said it had suspended the national federations of Russia and Belarus following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Braisaz-Bouchet and Bakken take victory in mass start finales to win crystal globes
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet followed up her Olympic biathlon title in the mass start with crystal globe in the discipline after winning the final World Cup event of the season. The Frenchwoman took glory on a dramatic day in Oslo where the home crowd were able to celebrate Sivert Guttorm Bakken who won the men's mass start to take the crystal globe. Ad/> It was the women who were racing first, with Braisaz-Bouchet taking the World Cup title by just two points.
Laegreid and Eckhoff claim sprint success in Oslo
Sturla Holm Laegreid and Tiril Eckhoff combined to give Norway a dream day in the Biathlon World Cup in Oslo as they took the men's and women's sprints respectively. Laegreid produced a dominant display to take victory in the men's shooting clear and finishing 22.4 seconds clear of overall World Cup winner Quentin Fillon Maillet.
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Nordic course passes stress test ahead of 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I.
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Norway take double success in Biathlon relays to edge out Sweden and France in Otepaeae
Norwegian quartet Sivert Guttorm Bakken, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, Tiril Eckhoff and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold were at the top of the podium in the 4x7.5 mixed relay. They finished in a time of 1:19:39.3, 22.5 seconds ahead of second-placed Swedish team Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Linn Persson and Elvira Oeberg.