IBU Cup: Complete program for Otepää – part 1

by Leandro Lutz • 05.03.2025
Otepää
After the IBU Cup in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, the 2024/2025 IBU Cup continues this week in Otepää, Estonia. Here is the complete competition program for the week.

After the IBU Cup in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, the 2024/2025 IBU Cup continues this week in Otepää, Estonia. Here is the complete competition program for the week.

Otepää in Estonia is the place for another two stages of the IBU Cup season 2024/2025. The event part 1 starts on Thursday, March 6, with a 7.5km sprint for women and a 10km sprint for men, followed by a 10km pursuit race for women and a 12.5km pursuit competition for men on Saturday, March 8, and a 12km Mass Start 60 for women and a 15km Mass Start 60 for men on Sunday, March 9, 2025. 

FACTS IBU Cup Otepää 2024/2025 – Part 1

  • When: Thursday, March 6 to Sunday, March 9, 2025 
  • Who: National biathletes – women and men
  • Where: Otepää, Estonia
  • What: IBU Cup Otepää, Estonia

PROGRAM

Thursday, March 6: 7.5km/10km Sprint (More information can be found HERE)

  • 9:40 CET: 7.5km Sprint, Women
  • 13:00 CET: 10km Sprint, Men

Saturday, March 8: 10km/12.5km Pursuit (More information can be found HERE)  

  • 9:45 CET: 10km Pursuit, Women 
  • 12:30 CET: 12.5km Pursuit, Men 

Sunday, March 9: 12km/15km Mass Start 60 (More information can be found HERE)  

  • 10:45 CET: 12km Mass Start 60, Women
  • 13:30 CET: 15km Mass Start 60, Men

After the first week in Estonia, the 2024/2025 IBU Cup season heads to the final stage also in Otepää next week.

Also Read – IBU Cup: Biathlon calendar for the 2024/2025 winter season

2024/2025 Biathlon IBU Cup Calendar

IBU Cup Idre Fjäll, November 28 – December 1, 2024

  • November 28, 10:30 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • November 28, 14:00 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • November 30, 10:30 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • November 30, 14:00 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • December 1, 11:00 CET: Men 12.5km Pursuit
  • December 1, 13:45 CET: Women 10km Pursuit

IBU Cup Geilo, December 4 – 7, 2024

  • December 4, 10:00 CET: Women 15km Individual
  • December 4, 13:50 CET: Men 20km Individual
  • December 6, 10:20 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • December 6, 14:00 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • December 7, 11:00 CET: Women 10km Pursuit
  • December 7, 13:45 CET: Men 12.5km Pursuit

IBU Cup Obertilliach, December 19 – 22, 2024

  • December 19, 10:45 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • December 19, 14:15 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • December 21, 10:45 CET: Men Mass Start 60
  • December 21, 13:30 CET: Women Mass Start 60
  • December 22, 10:45 CET: Mixed Relay (M+W)
  • December 22, 13:45 CET: Single Mixed Relay (M+W)

IBU Cup Arber, January 9 – 12, 2025

  • January 9, 11:00 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • January 9, 14:30 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • January 11, 11:00 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • January 11, 14:30 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • January 12, 10:45 CET: Women 10km Pursuit
  • January 12, 13:30 CET: Men 12.5km Pursuit

IBU Cup Brezno-Osrblie, January 15 – 18, 2025

  • January 15, 10:30 CET: Men 15km Short Individual
  • January 15, 14:30 CET: Women 12.5km Short Individual
  • January 17, 11:00 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • January 17, 14:30 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • January 18, 10:30 CET: Mixed Relay (W+M)
  • January 18, 13:45 CET: Single Mixed Relay (W+M)

IBU Open European Championships, Martell-Val Martello, January 29 – February 2, 2025

  • January 29, 10:30 CET: Women 15km Individual
  • January 29, 14:30 CET: Men 20km Individual
  • January 31, 10:45 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • January 31: 14:15CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • February 1, 11:00 CET: Women 10km Pursuit
  • February 1, 13:45 CET: Men 12.5km Pursuit
  • February 2, 10:45 CET: Women 4x6km Relay
  • February 2, 13:45 CET: Men 4×7.5km Relay

IBU Cup Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, February 5 – 8, 2025

  • February 5, 10:45 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • February 5, 14:15 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • February 7, 11:00 CET: Men 12.5km Pursuit
  • February 7, 13:45 CET: Women 10km Pursuit
  • February 8, 10:45 CET: Men 15km Mass Start 60
  • February 8, 13:30 CET: Women 12.5km Mass Start 60

IBU Cup Otepää, March 6 – 9, 2025

  • March 6, 9:40 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • March 6, 13:00 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • March 8, 9:45 CET: Women 10km Pursuit
  • March 8, 12:30 CET: Men 12.5km Pursuit
  • March 9, 10:45 CET: Women 12.5km Mass Start
  • March 9, 13:30 CET: Men 15km Mass Start

IBU Cup Otepää, March 12 – 15, 2025

  • March 12, 10:30 CET: Men 15km Short Individual
  • March 12, 14:15 CET: Women 12.5km Short Individual
  • March 14, 9:40 CET: Men 10km Sprint
  • March 14, 13:00 CET: Women 7.5km Sprint
  • March 15, 9:45 CET: Mixed Relay (M+W)
  • March 15, 12:45 CET: Single Mixed Relay (M+W)

Also Read: Prize money changes for biathlon

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