< /p> Biathlon World Championships – Women's 15 km endurance race, 15 February 2023, Oberhof. Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová.
Oberhof (Germany) – The biathlon world championship relays in Oberhof are set to go ahead as planned today despite strong winds forecast. The organizers have confirmed the start of the men's race at 11:45, the women will hit the track at 3:00 p.m. The International Biathlon Union reported on this on its website.
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Photogallery: Biathlon WC in Oberhof
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“The IBU and the organizing committee of the World Championships, after consulting with forestry authorities and meteorological experts, have decided to keep the program of Saturday's competitions as originally planned,” the international federation wrote in a statement. 85 km/h. “The commission will meet at 10:45 a.m. to decide whether the races can be held from a sporting and technical point of view. The organizers will be in contact with weather experts and forest authorities throughout the morning. The safety of biathletes and spectators is an integral part of the decision,” the IBU said.
The Czech men will enter the race in the composition of Michal Krčmář, Tomáš Mikyska, Jakub Štvrtecký and Jonáš Mareček. The women will strive for success in the composition of Tereza Voborníková, Tereza Vinklárková, Markéta Davidová and Lucie Charvátová. Norwegians are defending the titles of world champions in both categories.
Twenty-six-year-old David was troubled by problems with her vocal cords in recent days and missed Thursday's mixed doubles race. They will enter the relay in the third section after Voborníková and Vinklárková. Charvátová will be the finisher. The Czechs are missing traditional member Jessica Jislová, who missed the World Championships due to a muscle injury in the rib area.
“In the end, we decided that Vinklárková would go. We compared her running times with (Eliška) Václavíková from the IBU Cup and the individual, that went here. Both did well on the shooting range, but we had to choose one,” coach Egil Gjelland told ČT Sport.
The selection of the Norwegian coach will try to improve the previous year's tenth place from Pokljuka. The women's national team was fifth best in Ruhpolding this season. At the start of the World Cup in Kontiolahti, they finished sixth, in Hochfilzen seventh, and in the general run before the World Cup, they took tenth place in Anterselva. The gold quartet of Jana Kulhavá, Jiřina Adamičková, Iveta Knížková and Eva Háková last won the precious metal from the relays in Borovec in 1993. The title of world champion is defended by the Norwegians, who will attack for the fourth title in a row.
The 32-year-old Krčmář will try in the relay to forget Thursday's unsuccessful mixed doubles race, in which he had to go through three penalty rounds. The most experienced Czech biathlete will run in the relay field, followed by Mikyska, then Štvrtecký and finally Mareček. “He is more accurate on the range,” said shooting coach Matthew Emmons, explaining Mareček's nomination.
Two years ago, the men finished thirteenth in Pokljuka, but this season they were in the top ten three times. They finished fifth in Kontiolahti, eighth in Hochfilzen and sixth in Anterselva. The worst result this season is the 15th place from Ruhpolding. The title of world champions is defended by the Norwegians, in whose team Johannes Thingnes Bö will strive for a record sixth gold in one championship.
