Biathlon: start of the World Championships this Wednesday in Lenzerheide
The biathlon world championships in Lenzerheide (Switzerland) are about to get underway. The global competition kicks off this Wednesday at 2.30pm with the start of the mixed relay.
France, with bib number 3, will be represented by Julia Simon, Lou Jeanmonnot, Eric Perrot and Emilien Jacquelin. Reigning world champions in the discipline, Les Bleus face stiff competition from Norway(Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Maren Kirkeeide, Sturla Holm Lægreid, Johannes Thingnes Boe), Germany(Selina Grotian, Franziska Preuss, Philipp Nawrath, Justus Strelow) and Sweden(Anna Magnusson, Hanna Oeberg, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson).
Other nations to keep a close eye on include Italy with Dorothea Wierer and Tommaso Giacomel, Slovenia withAnamarija Lampic and Jakov Fak, Finland with Suvi Minkkinen and Tero Seppälä, Switzerland withAmy Baserga and Niklas Hartweg, Belgium, Austria, Ukraine, the United States and Bulgaria.
The complete start list
Mixed relay – 2.30pm
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