At a race, biathletes ski up to 20 km, and they pause just to shoot at the targets. A sober head, and steady hand are of great importance, often even crucial. At the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2021 Pokljuka, the Slovenian team led by Jakov Fak is well aware of...
Norway‘s two out of two relay victories
Norway's men team followed their female colleagues with Sturla Holm Laegreid, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, and Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen collecting the men's relay gold at the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2021 Pokljuka. Sweden's Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, and Sebastian Samuelsson collected the silver (+33.1), while RBU with...
Norway successfully defend the title
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Ida Lien and Marte Olsbu Roeiseland finished the women's relay at IBU World Championships Biathlon 2021 Pokljuka in 1:10:39.0 to become World Champions for a third time in a row. Germany's Vanessa Hinz, Janina Hettich, Denise Herrmann, and Franziska Preuss defeated Ukraine, finishing 8.8 seconds...
To conclude the Championships, double biathlon treat
Biathletes will conclude the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2021 Pokljuka with two individual events. Both mass start races - women's and men's - are on the programme. The women's race is scheduled for 12.30 a.m. and the men's for 3.15 p.m. These are races with short running laps and four...
Bled cream cake for the prize, sausage for overcoming disappointment
At the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2021 Pokljuka, we have seen numerous amazing performances, and the biathletes know how to celebrate them in style. After winning a medal at the first event of the Championships, Austrian Simon Eder treated himself with a traditional Slovenian dessert - Bled cream cake, some...
Take a break in green Slovenia
Slovenians love their green country. That is why they also brought places for rest closer to the nature. More and more accommodation providers are included in the network of the Slovenia Green label winners. This label ensures holiday in harmony with nature and local environment where particular accommodation is located....
The championship in Pokljuka reached Greenland as well
Greenland's Ukaleq Astri Slettemark is far from the circle of favourites at the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2021 in Pokljuka. But the 19-year-old, who dreams of becoming the World Champion, has aroused great interest for this sport in her homeland. And from there, she has received hundreds of encouraging messages...