Biathlon Arena Osrblie
| Biathlon Arena Osrblie | |||
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 Osrblie
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| owner | City of Osrblie | ||
| opening | 1981 | ||
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Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′ 20.7 " N , 19 ° 31 ′ 5.3" E
The Osrblie Biathlon Arena in Osrblie ( Slovakia ) is one of the smallest biathlon facilities in the world.
history
The biathlon and cross-country skiing stadium, built around 1980, has been in the IBU Cup (formerly the European Cup) almost every year since it opened in 1981 or, more rarely, in the Biathlon World Cup . During this time, Osrblie hosted several major events, including the 1997 Biathlon World Championships , the 1994 Junior World Championships and the 1998 and 2004 Summer Biathlon World Championships . The 2009/2010 Biathlon World Cup was canceled due to financing problems and was relocated to Pokljuka ( Slovenia ). The next international championships were the 2012 European Biathlon Championships .
route
The biathlon and cross-country skiing course (600 meters) can be classified into 6 variations.
Important events
( World championships and European championships are highlighted)
- 1991: Biathlon European Cup
- 1992: Biathlon European Cup
- 1993: Cancellation of the Biathlon European Championship 1993 (due to lack of snow)
- 1993: Biathlon European Cup
- 1994: Junior World Championships 1994
- 1995: Biathlon European Cup
- 1996: Biathlon World Cup
- 1997: Biathlon World Cup 1997
- 1998: Biathlon European Cup
- 1998: Summer Biathlon World Cup 1998
- 1998: Biathlon World Cup
- 2001: Biathlon World Cup
- 2002: Biathlon World Cup
- 2003: Biathlon World Cup
- 2004: Summer Biathlon World Championships 2004
- 2005: Biathlon World Cup
- 2008: Biathlon European Cup
- 2009: Biathlon IBU Cup (formerly European Cup)
- 2012: Biathlon European Championship 2012
- 2017: Junior World Championships 2017
- 2019: Junior World Championship 2019
See also
Web links
- Official website (Slovak)