The 2023–24 Biathlon

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was a multi-race series over a season of

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, organised by the

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(IBU). It was the 16th edition for men and women of the second-rank international race series in biathlon after the

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. The season started on 30 November 2023 in

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, Finland and concluded on 9 March 2024 in

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, Austria. The highlight of the season was the

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Osrblie Osrblie () is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid-1990s and with one Biathlon Wor ...

, Slovakia. These competitions were also included in the rankings of the IBU Cup. Endre Strømsheim from Norway (men's) and Tilda Johansson from Sweden (women's) were the reigning champion from the previous season, but they didn't defend the title. Mats Øverby from Norway and Océane Michelon from France became the new overall champions.

Map of IBU Cup hosts

All 8 locations hosting IBU Cup events in this season (including Brezno-Osrblie – venue of the European Championships). Green pog

European Championships

Calendar

Men

Calendar

Overall leaders

Standings

Overall

Under 25

Individual

Sprint

Pursuit

Mass start

Nations Cup

Women

Calendar

Overall leaders

Standings

Overall

Under 25

Individual

Sprint

Pursuit

Mass start

Nations Cup

Mixed Relay

Rankings

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women.

Retirements

The following notable biathletes, who competed in the IBU Cup and never participated in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2023–24 season: ;Men * * Mikhail Pervushin * * Johannes Werner Donhauser * Reid Lovstrom * Jasa Zidar * Evgenii Idinov * Andrii Orlyk ;Women * Chloé Bened * Jenny Enodd * Tereza JandováVloni slavila medaile, ve 23 letech česká biatlonistka končí. Zdraví se mi zbláznilo, vysvětluje
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* Natallia Karnitskaya * Kristina Makovinyova * Anastasiia Rasskazova * Oksana Moskalenko

Notes

References

External links

IBU official site
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Map of IBU Cup hosts

Calendar

Men

Calendar

Overall leaders

Standings

Overall

Under 25

Individual

Sprint

Pursuit

Mass start

Nations Cup

Women

Calendar

Overall leaders

Standings

Overall

Under 25

Individual

Sprint

Pursuit

Mass start

Nations Cup

Mixed Relay

Rankings

Podium table by nation

Points distribution

Retirements

See also

Notes

References

External links