European biathlon championships
The Biathlon European Championships (officially: IBU Open European Championships Biathlon ; short: OECH ) have been organized annually by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) since 1994 . The title fights usually take place at the end of January or in February before the biathlon world championships . The absolute top of the world mostly refrain from participating in the competitions; Therefore, at the open European championships, mainly athletes start who usually take part in the IBU Cup or hardly achieve top positions in the World Cup.
Since 2016, the Biathlon Junior European Championships (officially: IBU Junior Open European Championships ) have been held separately as part of the IBU Junior Cup .
Competitions
At the European Championships, a selection from the disciplines sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start as well as relay races, mixed and single mixed relays will be held.
Venues
year | venue |
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2016 | Pokljuka |
2017 | Nové Město na Moravě |
2018 | Pokljuka |
2019 | Sjusjøen |
2020 | Hochfilzen |
2021 | Madona |
2022 | Pokljuka |