The International Biathlon Union has announced the start list for the men's relay World Cup in Kontiolahti. The race will take place on Saturday, March 7, at 16:40 Kyiv time.
The Ukrainian national team has already decided on its lineup for the race: after returning to the World Cup, Bohdan Tsymbal will open the relay, followed by Vitaliy Mandzin, Bohdan Borkovskyi, and Dmytro Pidruchnyi.
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The composition of the newly crowned Olympic champions, the French team, has also undergone changes: instead of the season leader Eric Perrot, Oscar Lombardo will start in the team race. There was also one substitution in the Norwegian team: after the Olympics, Johannes Dahle-Shovdal will run the relay instead of Martin Uldal.
Sweden will start the competition with its usual lineup. On the other hand, Germany and Italy will not be able to count on key biathletes: Justus Sternlow and Tommaso Giacomel, who ended the season early, have dropped out of the competition.
World Cup relay in Kontiolahti: start list of Ukraine and favorites
- Ukraine: Bohdan Tsymbal — Vitaliy Mandzin — Bohdan Borkovsky — Dmytro Pidruchny
- Norway: Johannes Dale-Sevdal — Johan-Olav Bothn — Sturla Legrade — Vetle Christiansen
- France: Oscar Lombardo — Fabien Claude — Emilien Jacquelin — Canten Fillon-Mayer
- Sweden: Victor Brandt — Jesper Nelin — Martin Ponsiluoma — Sebastian Samuelsson
- Germany: Lukas Fratzscher — Philipp Nawrath — Leonard Pfund — Philipp Horn
- Italy: Patrick Braunghofer — Lucas Hofer — Nicola Romanen — Christoph Pircher
The men's relay in Kontiolahti will be the final event of the Olympic season. At the World Cup level, Norway has won three races of this format, and France has won one.