SCHEDULE

Saturday, 12 August 2023

from 20h30 Athletes presentation 

Main stage of the Rheingauer Weinwoche (Rheingau Wine Week), directly in front of Wiesbaden Town Hall

Opportunity for autographs afterwards

Sunday, 13 August 2023

10h30 Opening of the spectator areas

11h30 Opening of the VIP area

11h15 Shooting 1

11h45 Shooting 2

12h15 Qualifying - Women

12h40 Qualifying - Men

13h10 Farewell race

13h45 Youngster Team Challenge

14h30 Final – Women (7 laps, 6 x shootings) (Live on ZDF)

15h30 Final – Men (7 laps, 6 x shootings) (Live on ZDF)

16h30 Award ceremony

18h00 End of the event

Short-term changes in the programme sequence are possible.

COMPETITION MODE

Both men and women complete a qualifying race over three laps as well as a final. The races are held as a mass start, and in the finals with minor advantages for the best placed from qualifying races. The starting fields each consist of eight world class biathletes. The athletes complete the tournaments on ski rollers on an approx. 1.4 km long circuit course through the inner city of Wiesbaden. Start / finish is located on Wilhelmstraße directly opposite the Kurhaus, and the shooting range on the bowling green. The athletes are provided with three reload cartridges per shooting event. If the athlete misses one or more targets despite the eight cartridges at his/her disposal, then the athlete must spent a penalty time of ten seconds per shooting error in the so-called “penalty box”.

SHOOTING RANGE

The shooting range that was specially set up for this unique event on the bowling green in front of the Kurhaus, is an original 50 m small-calibre shooting range. It is therefore qualitatively commensurate with the designs used at the official winter tournaments held by the International Biathlon Union, with the only difference being the number of shooting ranges (a total of nine). The atmosphere in the shooting range area is unique due to the grandstand placed directly behind it and is sure to set hearts racing. The grandstand has a capacity for over 1,300 people. There are other spectator areas beside it.

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