12:47. Sturla Holm Lægreid and Karoline Knotten may be the defending champions of the World Team Challenge in Gelsenkirchen (Germany), but they won ‘t be in the running on 28 December to make it two.
As the Biathlon auf Schalke organisation revealed on Wednesday, Norway has indeed decided to send a duo comprising Juni Arnekleiv and Mats Oeverby to the end-of-year exhibition event.
For the two biathletes, this will be a major first. They will be up against the Belgians Florent Claude and Lotte Lie, the Germans Justus Strelow and Janina Hettich-Walz, the Czechs Tomas Mikyska and Marketa Davidova, the Slovenians Jakov Fak and Anamarija Lampic and the Finns Tero Seppälä and Suvi Minkkinen.
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The starting line-up for the World Team Challenge 2025
- Florent Claude / Lotte Lie 🇧🇪
- Justus Strelow / Janina Jettich-Walz 🇩🇪
- Tomas Mikyska / Marketa Davidova 🇨🇿
- Jakov Fak / Anamarija Lampic 🇸🇮
- Tero Seppälä / Suvi Minkkinen 🇫🇮
- Mats Oeverby / Juni Arnekleiv 🇳🇴
- Biathlon auf Schalke: Florent Claude and Lotte Lie are the first guests of the World Team Challenge 2025
- Biathlon auf Schalke: Janina Hettich-Walz and Justus Strelow form the first German team for the World Team Challenge 2025
- Czechs Tomas Mikyska and Marketa Davidova join the starting line-up for the World Team Challenge 2025
- Biathlon auf Schalke: Slovenia’s Jakov Fak and Anamarija Lampic announced at the start of the World Team Challenge 2025
- World Team Challenge 2025: Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen and Tero Seppälä also invited
- Biathlon auf Schalke: World Team Challenge outdoor track extended to 1.4 km
