Biathlon World Championships 2008
- Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970. It was also 50 years after the first Biathlon World Championships, which were held 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.
There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and the relatively new mixed relay. The championships were dominated by the German, Norwegian, and Russian teams, which could win every competition and 28 of the 33 available medals.
The 2009 Biathlon World Championships will be held from February 13 to February 22 in Pyeongchang in South Korea.
Opening ceremony
* Date / Time: Fri February 8, 2008 / 19:00 CET
Men's results
10 km sprint
* Date / Start Time: Sat February 9, 2008 / 14:15 CET
4×7.5 km relay
* Date / Start Time: Sat February 16, 2008 / 12:00 CET
10 km pursuit
* Date / Start Time: Sun February 10, 2008 / 12:00 CET
4×6 km relay
* Date / Start Time: Sun February 17, 2008 / 14:30 CET
Medal summary
References
*cite web | url = http://data.biathlonworld.com/data/ResultsMatrix.aspx?EventId=BT0708SWRLCH__ | title = Results of the 2008 World Championships, Östersund (SWE), 8–17 Feb 2008 | publisher = International Biathlon Union | accessdate = 2008-02-14
External links
* [http://www.ostersund2008.se/index.asp?lang=en Östersund 2008 - official website]
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