Biathlon

Biathlon
Finance & Law

Anders Besseberg, the disgraced former president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption.
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Industry Moves

Stefan Krauss, the long-standing managing director of Infront Austria and the agency’s vice-president of winter sports, is to leave the company by the end of next month.
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Governance

The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has today (Monday) indicted Anders Besseberg, former president of the International Biathlon …
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Sports Betting

The Sportradar Integrity Services division of sports technology company Sportradar has strengthened its association with the Biathlon Integrity Unit (BIU) by entering into a bet monitoring agreement with…
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Media

Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed a new deal with the European Broadcasting Union to continue showing all International Biathlon Union events across its platforms in the UK and Ireland
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Media

Media group Warner Bros
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Sponsorship & Marketing

German automotive manufacturer BMW has renewed its sponsorship of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) in a deal brokered by the Infront agency
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Events

Otepää in Estonia was today (Friday) awarded the hosting rights to biathlon’s 2027 IBU World Championships.
Biathlon
Governance

The national federations of Russia (RBU) and Belarus (BiFB) are set to see their exclusion from the International Biathlon Union (IBU) extended for the foreseeable future, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine
Biathlon
Industry Moves

Niklas Carlsson is stepping down from his position as secretary general of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), while the governing body has received bids from Finland and Estonia for its 2027 World…
Biathlon
Governance

The International Biathlon Union has suspended the national federations of Russia (RBU) and Belarus (BiFB) for bringing the sport “into disrepute” amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Media

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired exclusive rights to International Biathlon Union events for the next four seasons, replacing incumbent rights-holder Polsat from the 2022-23 season onwards
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Media

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal with French digital-terrestrial television…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV) has extended its marketing rights agreement with the Infront agency for the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup event in Hochfilzen, Austria, until the end of …
Biathlon
Sponsorship & Marketing

The German arm of French sporting goods retailer Decathlon has agreed a deal to become a main sponsor of the International Biathlon Union’s World Cup series from the 2021-22 season.
Biathlon
Events

Belarus has lost its latest sporting event amid the upheaval in the country, with the International Biathlon Union (IBU) moving a 2021-22 World Cup competition from Minsk-Raubichi to Kontiolahti, Finland
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Technology

The International Biathlon Union has announced plans to launch a completely new digital ecosystem, including a website and mobile apps, later this year, having appointed digital transformation agency Vincit…
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Media

The sports arm of the consortium of European free-to-air broadcasters has said women’s sport represents a ‘unique commercial opportunity’ for its members and is urging them to lock in gains made in the sector before the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Cronin reports