Biathlon: Sweden present in Nove Mesto with several heads
At midday on Tuesday, theSwedish Biathlon Association announced the names of the athletes who will be taking part in this week’s World Cup in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic).
While a general stalemate was feared, this will not be the case in the end. While Elvira Oeberg, Linn Gestblom, Hanna Oeberg and Ella Halvarsson will not be travelling to Livigno (Italy) to train at altitude, it has been decided to take Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson, Jesper Nelin, Viktor Brandt, Henning Sjoekvist, Malte Stefansson and Anna Magnusson to the Czech Republic.
Anna-Karin Heijdenberg and Anna Magnusson, who are vying for the last Olympic place, have also been selected, while Anna Hedstroem, Annie Lind and Johanna Nordqvist will discover the World Cup in the coming days.
The Swedish selection for the Nove Mesto Biathlon World Cup 🇨🇿
Men
- Henning Sjoekvist, Biathlon Östersund 🇸🇪
- Jesper Nelin, Biathlon Östersund 🇸🇪
- Malte Stefansson, Oxbergs IF 🇸🇪
- Martin Ponsiluoma, Tullus SG 🇸🇪
- Sebastian Samuelsson, I 21 IF 🇸🇪
- Viktor Brandt, I 2 IF 🇸🇪
Ladies
- Anna Hedstroem, I 21 IF 🇸🇪
- Anna Magnusson, Piteå skidskytteklubb 🇸🇪
- Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, Tullus SG 🇸🇪
- Annie Lind, IF Hallby SoK 🇸🇪
- Johanna Nordqvist, I 21 IF 🇸🇪
- Johanna Skottheim, Lima SKG 🇸🇪
The full programme for the Nove Mesto Biathlon World Cup 🇨🇿
Thursday 22 January
- 6.15pm: Men’s 15km individual short
Friday 23rd January
- 6.15pm: Women’s individual short 12.5 km
Saturday 24th January
- 1.15pm: Mixed singles relay
- 3.10pm: Mixed relay
Sunday 25 January
- 3.15pm: men’s 15km mass-start
- 6.15pm: women’s 12.5km mass-start
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