1 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND

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1 TEAM INFORMATION

2 1 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND INDEX Page Programme 4 Competition Committee 5 Competition office 5 Participating nations 5 Team captains meeting, draws and entries by name 6 Distribution of start numbers, Ddstribution-service 6 Waxing rooms, ski testing, warming up-track 6 Shooting lanes for training and zeroing 6 Weather forecast and temperature-measuring 7 Award ceremony 7 Masters dinner and party 7 Transportation 7 First aid and Medical information 7 Track maps and profiles 8-15 Stadium map 16

3 2 Dear participants of 20th Biathlon Masters International Championships Dear organizers and volunteers, I am very happy to welcome you in the beautiful forests of North Karelia, in the spectacular venue of Kontiolahti. The event will have a special atmosphere, as just a couple days before 20th Biathlon Masters International Championships kick off, biggest biathlon stars will be competing on the same tracks at BMW IBU World Cup 8. The stadium also welcomed World Championships Biathlon in Kontiolahti is one of those biathlon venues, where you can always count on winter conditions in March; I am sure there will be a lot of snow with temperatures possibly dropping far below zero. Finland is a country with long tradition of biathlon, it is a motherland of legendary World Champions: Kalevi Huuskonen, Juhani Suutarinen, Heikki Ikola, Paavo Puurunen and a contemporary biathlon star Kaisa Mäkärainen who brightens up the biathlon sky of today. Biathlon is a sport that has conquered hearts of all ages. We have enthusiasts competing in our recent series of Junior Cups, the future stars of biathlon. Biathlon Masters International Championships participants have always had biathlon in their life; they deserve the highest praise and respect for competing. This event is just another proof that your age is not how old you are, it is all about your feeling and enthusiasm. Promoting biathlon for all nations, all age groups and both genders is priority of the IBU. We would like to see it develop in all parts of the world, not only at professional level but also for amateur competitors. It is very rewarding to see such age categories as men 70+ and women 60+ in the program. Staying fit, healthy and sport improve quality of life, doing biathlon in your region creates feeling of belonging and sense of community. I hope you take advantage of being in this region to get cultural experience and do some ice-bathing and snowshoeing in the city of Joensuu and its surroundings. I wish you exciting competitions and wonderful wintery biathlon weather! Anders Besseberg IBU President

4 3 Dear participants of the 20th Jubilee Biathlon Masters International Championships On behalf of the organizing committee I warmly welcome you all to the 20th Biathlon Masters International Championships. A record number of biathletes are competing: 192 participants of 13 nations and even 34 female contestants. During the 19 years our biathlon center has been renewed quite a lot. We hosted World Championships here in 1999 and 2015 and now we can ensure Masters Championships good circumstances, wintry tracks and experienced organization. The aim of this event is to gather together those who are interested in competing in biathlon. Once a year we can meet old friends and have a good time in Kontiolahti. It is also rewarding to keep fit and healthy and that will motivate older age groups to train biathlon. March 2017 is a real biathlon super month in Kontiolahti, three big international competitions. First the IBU Cup and right after that we hosted the BMW IBU World Cup 8 which was finished a few days ago, on the 12th of March. This jubilee Masters is now the third big event in a row. We are pleased that the IBU appreciates this competition. In the same way the Municipality of Kontiolahti and the city of Joensuu are our partners and sponsor this event. In honour of the Masters Jubilee Championships the stone company NunnaUuni, which is North Karelian family business and is best known of its high-quality heat-storing soapstone fireplaces has made a souvenir of North Karelian soap stone for each competitor, a memento of this 20th competition. We thank NunnaUuni for this support. I wish everyone an enjoyable stay in Kontiolahti and Joensuu! Biathlon for all ages, Heart in Biathlon! Warmly welcome! Esa Haapala Chairman of Organizing Committee Chief of Competition

5 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Kontiolahti, North Karelia, Finland 4 PROGRAMME Tuesday Unofficial training Wednesday Official training Team Captains Meeting /Biathlon Stadium Thursday * Zeroing Sprint Competition, 6 km, Men Zeroing Sprint Competition, 5 km Men Sprint Competition, 5 km, Women Award Ceremonies after competitions at Biathlon Stadium Friday * Zeroing 1. start: Relay 3 x 6 km, Men Zeroing 2. start: Relay 3 x 5 km, Men start: Relay 2 x 5 km, Women Award Ceremonies Masters' dinner and party at Press centre Saturday Unofficial training Free programme Sunday Zeroing Individual Competition, 12,5km,Men Individual Competition, 10 km Men Zeroing Individual Competition, 7,5 km Men Individual Competition, 6 km Men Individual Competition, 7,5 km,women * Award Ceremony after competition at Biathlon Stadium NOTE! Exact start times will be on a start list after the draw. * Second zeroing time every competition day will be confirmed later. Information will be available at the competition office.

6 5 ORGANISATION PATRON OF THE EVENT Jere Penttilä Mayor of Kontiolahti municipality Jaana Pitkänen FINLAND TECHNICAL DELEGATE COMPETITION COMMITTEE Esa Haapala Tuija Lautamatti Pirjo Eronen Asko Korhonen Competition Chief Competition Secretary Chief of Competition Office Chief of Shooting Range Tomi-Pekka Riihivuori Chief of Start and Finish Heimo Koskela Chief of Timing Antti Tonder Tracks Kimmo Turunen Chief of Stadium ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Esa Haapala Jarno Lautamatti Tiia Boman Teijo Pakarinen Irma Riekkinen Seppo Jalonen Chairman Secretary General Volunteers Special Issues Service Parking PARTICIPATING NATIONS AND ATHLETES GER 3 AUS 5 CAN 12 USA 17 FIN 70 EST 3 LAT 10 LIT 1 NOR 3 CZE 1 RUS 57 GBR 9 SUI 1 Checking of the participants at the accreditation in the competition office. COMPETITION OFFICE The competition office is situated at the Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium. It is open daily as follows: Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday be on duty Sunday Competition office tel , fax

7 TEAM CAPTAIN MEETING, DRAWS AND ENTRIES BY NAMES 6 Meeting will be held at at the Biathlon Stadium The language used are Finnish, English and Rrussian. All teams will be given technical information for the competition. Relay teams can be national teams (Latvia, Russia etc.), regional teams (North Karelia, New Brunswick) or sports club teams. Entries (by name) to relay must be left to the competition office on Thursday at at the latest. Please use the separate Entry Form. START NUMBERS, DISTRIBUTION-SERVICE Start numbers will been drawn on Wednesday and will be distributed from the Competition Office on Thursday morning. The same competition numbers (bibs) will be used in the Sprint and Individual competitions. Thigh numbers will be collected back from the competitors after the Sunday s competition. Relay numbers will be drawn on Thursday evening The Relay bibs and thigh numbers will be collected back from the competitors after the competition. Starting lists and minutes of the meeting will be distributed from the Competition Office. WAXING ROOMS, SKI TESTING AND WARMING UP The waxing rooms have been marked by nation on a separate list. List will be available at the Competition Office. The ski testing area is situated at the Stadium close by to the waxing rooms. Testing on the competition tracks is forbidden. SHOOTING LANES FOR TRAINING AND ZEROING Shooting lanes will be chosen by the draw made by the Technical Delegate. TEMPERATURE MEASURING The air and snow temperatures are measured according to the Rules. The temperatures will be shown on the noticeboard marked TEMPERATURES. Weather forecasts will be given daily in the Competition Office. AWARD CEREMONY Award ceremonies for the Sprint and Individual competitions will be held at the Biathlon Stadium half an hour after the competitions. Award ceremony of the relay competition will be held in the Masters party at Biathlon stadium on Friday The biathletes placing first, second and third in each competition will be awarded the Masters medals.

8 MASTERS' DINNER AND PARTY Masters' dinner and party will be held on Friday at at Biathlon stadium tent. Competitors: dinner for free Others 30 TRANSPORTATION Transportation schedule from the competition office. ATTENTION!! According to Finnish law, the rifles must be appropriately covered outside the stadium. FIRST AID AND MEDICAL SERVICE During the competition there will be the first aid group at the stadium. If needed please contact competition office. First aid group is also on the track. Central Hospital Street Tikkamäentie 16, Joensuu tel Pharmacies Street Siltakatu 10, Joensuu, tel Street Koskikatu 7, Joensuu, tel Street Kauppakatu 25, Joensuu tel Kontiolahti, tel ATTENTION! Emergency number 112 7

9 8 20TH BIATHLON MASTERS ICH 2017 TRACKS AND PROFILES Sprint Competition M km (2B+2A+2B) M km (2B+2A+2B) M km (2B+2A+2B) M km (2B+2A+2B) M km (2B+2A+2B) M km (3 x 1,7 km) M km (3 x 1,7 km) M km (2A+2A+1km) M75+ 5km (2A+2A+1km) Shooting W35-49 W50+ 5km (2A+2A+1km) 5km (2A+2A+1km) Relay Competition M x6km (2B+2A+2B) M x6km (2B+2A+2B) M x6km (2A+2A+2A) M65+ 3x5km (3 x 1,5 km) W35-44 W45-54 W55+ 2x5km (3 x 1,5 km) 2x5km (3 x 1,5 km) 2x5km (3 x 1,5 km) Individual Competition M ,5km (5 x 2,5 km) M ,0 km (2A+2B+2A+2B+2A) M ,0 km (2A+2B+2A+2B+2A) M ,0 km (2A+2B+2A+2B+2A) M ,0 km (2A+2B+2A+2B+2A) M ,5 km (5 x 1,5km) M ,5km (5 x 1,5 km) M km (5 x 1,2 km) M75+ 6 km (5 x 1,2 km) W35-49 W ,5km (5 x 1,5 km) 7,5km (5 x 1,5 km)

10 9 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI ,0 km

11 10 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI ,2 km

12 11 BIATHLON BIATHLONMASTERS MASTERS INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI KONTIOLAHTI ,5 1,5 km km

13 12 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI ,7 km

14 13 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI A

15 14 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI B

16 15 BIATHLON MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KONTIOLAHTI ,5 km

17 16 Competition office Start and finish area Wax cabins A, B, C Showers and WC Restaurant Masters-gala

18 17 COMPETITION RESTAURANT/CAFETERIA OPEN: Tuesday (Cafeteria open at 9-15) Available snacks, coffee, tea etc Wednesday15.3. (Cafeteria open at 9-16, lunch at 12-16) Available snacks, coffee, tea and lunch: Salad buffet Ham Casserole Berry soup with whipped cream Water, juice, coffee PRICE: 8 Thursday (Cafeteria open at Lunch at 11-15) Salad buffet Karelian Casserole Lingonberry Jam Potatoes Water, juice, coffee, tea Finland 100 years anniversary cake PRICE: 10 Friday (Cafeteria open at Lunch at 11-14) Salad buffet Fried Vendace+Cold Sauce Mashed Potatoes Fruit salad Water, juice PRICE: 10 Saturday (Cafeteria open at 11-15) Available snacks, coffee, tea, pizza etc Sunday (Cafeteria open at Lunch at 11-14) Salad buffet Pork Fillet Mushroom sauce Potatoes Quark With Lingonberries Water, juice PRICE: 12

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20 19 INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS First competitions for veterans in Biathlon were held in Kontiolahti in 1997 under the name of International Biathlon Masters Event. When the Event established its right in the IBU calendar, it was renamed the International Biathlon Masters Championships. Now we celebrate already the 20th Biathlon Masters reunion here. In 2010 we skipped the Event, because there were World Winter Masters Games held in Slovenia. In January 2015 those Games were held in Quebec, Canada, which gave us a good opportunity to promote our Championship and get new Participants from the New Continent involved in this Biathlon Veterans movement in Kontiolahti. So it is time to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Event. Still some figures about how we got till today: - During the past 20 years we had Participants from 17 countries, 423 different Competitors - Most of the Athletes were from Finland 191, on the second spot Athletes from Russia 113, from Latvia 32, from USA 25 and from Estonia 12 - Each year we have had a steady number of Athletes from Finland and Latvia, also from Russia. The Russian Athletes are increasing in numbers every year since the first years of this Millennium - Among the Scandinavian countries Sweden was represented only in the first Competitions, Norwegian Athletes joined our family some years ago - In the first few years we had Participants from Estonia, then they vanished for some years, but are now finding their way back to us - Since 2006 Biathletes from Central Europe, Australia and America started to attend us - After the Winter Games in Slovenia in 2010 the number of Participants started to rise and after the Winter Games in Quebec in 2015 the first Canadian Athletes joined the show. Now there are four (4) Athletes present, who participated in all 20 Events including this one, and one of them started in every single competition. Furthermore, three of that Magnificent Four competed also in Slovenia, and all the four in Canada.