The

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2019 took place in

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, from 6 to 17 March 2019. There were a total of 12 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and two mixed relay races. The single mixed relay was on the program of the

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for the first time. All the events during this championships also counted for the

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season.

Host selection

On 7 September 2014, Östersund won the voting (27 votes) in St. Wolfgang,

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over Antholz,

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(16 votes),

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(4 votes) and

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(2 votes). This was third time when World Championships was held in Östersund; the town had previously hosted the event in

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Schedule

''All times are local (

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Medal summary

Medal table

Top athletes

All athletes with two or more medals.

Men

Women

Mixed

References

External links

Official website
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