Tehvandi Sports Center ( et, Tehvandi Spordikeskus) is a complex of sports facilities in
Otepää Parish
Otepää Parish ( et, Otepää vald) is a rural municipality in Valga County, southern Estonia. It includes the town of Otepää.
Settlements
;Town
Otepää
;Small boroughs
Puka - Sangaste
;Villages
Ädu - Arula- Ilmjärve - Kääriku - ...
, Estonia.
It includes
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
(athletics and football), ski stadium, ski jumping hill K90 and biathlon shooting ranges.
History
It has been a site for
FIS Cross-Country World Cup 15 times, first held in
1999
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and most recently in the
2018–19 season.
In 2011, it held the
Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.
It was scheduled to become a site for the Nordic combined World Cup event in the
2017–18 season, but was cancelled due to lack of snow and warm temperatures. It successfully hosted the event in the
next season.
In 2018, it held the
Biathlon Junior World Championships
Biathlon Junior World Championships were first held in 1967 for men and in 1984 for women. According to the International Biathlon Union rules, biathletes qualify as Junior if they turn 20, 21 or 22 during the season from November to October, they ...
.
In March 2022, it hosted the
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...
event for the first time.
2027
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and fina ...
will be held in Otepää.
Gallery
Tehvandi-Suusastaadion-2011-jaanuar.jpg, Tehvandi ski stadium in 2011
Tehvandi suusastaadion May 2013.jpg, Tehvandi stadium in May 2013
Tehvandi suusastaadion katsomo May 2013.jpg, Tehvandi stadium in May 2013
Tehvandi Staadion.jpg, Tehvandi stadium in June 2019
References
External links
* {{Official website
Sports venues in Estonia
Otepää Parish
Ski areas and resorts in Estonia