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Russia awarded 2021 Biathlon World Championships

Xinhua, September 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Russian city of Tyumen has been awarded the 2021 International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships.

Tyumen was chosen ahead of Czech resort Nove Mesto na Morave and Pokljuka of Slovenia at the IBU's Congress in Chisinau in Moldova.

Antholz in Italy was given the hosting rights for the 2020 World Championships, with Pokljuka again missing out along with the German town of Oberhof.

Nove Mesto na Morave withdrew their bid for 2020 before the vote took place.

Following the release of the McLaren Report in July, which alleged the presence of a state-sponsored doping scheme in Russia, in place at flagship events such as the 2014 Olympics and Paralympic Games in Sochi, the International Olympic Committee asked Winter Federations not to stage major competitions in the scandal-hit nation. Endit