Executive Director of the Russian Biathlon Union (RUB) Alexander Pak On he said that according to the approved schedule, the stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup will be held in Sochi in February 2025, the competition will be held at the same altitude as the biathlon competition at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy.
Russian and Belarusian biathletes have been suspended from tournaments under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) since 2022. The question of admitting national athletes to the Olympic Games remains open. The fifth stage of the Commonwealth Cup is scheduled to take place in Sochi from February 13 to 24, 2025.
— According to our calendar, which was approved by the coaching council, developed and approved by the executive committee in March-April, there are competitions in Sochi. They are scheduled for exactly this time – in February – and at approximately the same altitude as the 2026 Olympic Games. For now this competition is on the calendar. Discussions about whether there will be other competitions at that time have been ongoing since the summer, Park said.
On Friday, in Khanty-Mansiysk, the second stage of the Commonwealth Cup began. Watch the live broadcast of the women’s sprint race right now on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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