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Russian Biathlon Championship: when did it start, where to watch online men’s and women’s individual races on January 8
As part of the Alfa-Bank stage of the Russian Biathlon Championship in Izhevsk on Thursday, January 8, men’s and women’s individual races will be held.
The start of the competition for men is at 10:00 Moscow time, the start of the race for women is scheduled for 13:00. The live broadcast of the races will begin at 9:35 on the Match TV and Match TV channels! Arena” and “Match”! Planet”.
The men’s starting list includes 100 biathletes, including Rustam Kayumov, Alexander Loginov, Eduard Latypov, Anton Babikov, Said Khalili, Daniil Serohvostov and Alexander Povarnitsyn.
For women, 70 athletes are scheduled to start. This number included Anastasia Khalili, Irina Kazakevich, Tamara Derbusheva, Victoria Slivko, Victoria Metelya, Natalia Shevchenko, and Kristina Reztsova.
The distance of the men’s race will be 20 km, the women’s – 15 km.
You can also follow the competitions on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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