The biathlon mass start was first introduced to the Olympic stage at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino. Nineteen years later, on Wednesday, 22 January, the alpine city once again hosted international finals in the discipline, this time at the FISU World University Games. In the men’s 15-kilometre event, France’s Nathanael Peaquin clinched the gold […]
Biathlon is a sport in which the entire rankings can change in the last shooting round. Consistency over several races is therefore as crucial as it is difficult. But this is exactly what the Polish women managed to achieve on Monday, 20 January in the 10 km pursuit of the 2025 Torino FISU World University […]
The Torino 2025 biathlon events at Pragelato on Saturday, 18 January were packed with thrilling performances, culminating in gold and silver medals for Poland’s Barbara Skrobiszewska and Amelia Liszka in the women’s 7.5 km sprint. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan’s Nikita Akimov claimed gold in the men’s 10 km sprint, delivering another outstanding race at the FISU World […]
The only biathlon relay competition of the Torino 2025 World University Games, the single mixed, was held on Thursday, 16 January in Pragelato. Led by an athlete who has been competing regularly on the IBU Biathlon World Cup circuit this winter, the Ukrainians lived up to their pre-race status as strong favourites. Ukraine on top […]
The Short Individual biathlon races, 15 kilometres for men and 12.5 km for women, delivered the first set of medals at the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games on Tuesday, 14 January, in Pragelato. Ukrainian Bohdan Borkovskyi stood on top of the men’s podium, while France’s Noemie Remonnay took the women’s crown. Borkovskyi secured the […]
Ethan Clarke is a 19-year-old British biathlete, a sport performance science student, and a YouTube vlogger. He can now also call himself a flagbearer at the opening ceremony of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games. Clarke has always been fascinated by snow sports. “The fact that biathlon is a snow sport really drew me […]
With only five day to go before the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games Opening Ceremony at the Inalpi Arena – there are still tickets available for this big event! – representatives from FISU, the Organising Committee and local authorities inaugurated two of the athletes villages. The vice-mayor of Bardonecchia, Vittorio Montabone, the Torino 2025 […]
Discover Torino 2025 FISU World University Games preview by Eurosport featuring FISU Secretary General and CEO – and former Cross-country student-athlete Matthias Remund. Over 2000 student-athletes from 57 countries will compete in 11 sports for 90 medal events between the 13-23 January 2025 at the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games Winter. With only a […]
