Construction work at the Biathlon Stadium Hochfilzen is in its final phase and it’s also high season at the training center. All notable teams utilize the perfect training conditions for their preparations for the winter season.
The local biathlon stars Lisa Hauser and Dominik Landertinger have been actively supported by their colleagues from South Tyrol Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer. The athletes set a delightful mood for the Waidring Games Night as well as the Fieberbrunn “Bummelnacht”.
Hochfilzen will host the BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon from February 8 to 19, 2017. Biathlon fans can get a first whiff at the “Bummelnacht” on the 2nd of August and at Gaming Night on the 8th of August.
For the second time ÖSV athletes have been provided outfitting and equipment for summer training at the Kufstein branch of Austrian Ski Federation’s logistics partner DB Schenker. All the outfitters and sponsors have been on site to present the athletes with everything they require for efficient summer training.
From Sunday to Tuesday the annual conference of Sports Media Austria, the association of Austrian sports journalists, was held at the PillerseeTal. The IBU World Championships Biathlon 2017 was the main subject of the top-class meeting.
Here is a link to the picture gallery from Oslo.
The IBU World Championships Biathlon Hochfilzen 2017 were presented to an audience of millions at Oslo. The delegation including OC Chief Franz Berger had to do a true advertisement marathon during the last 14 days.
Several projects are currently being implemented in order to expand the infrastructure for the WCH 2017. Pictures of the latest progress in the report.