On March 3 though March 13, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia will host Biathlon World Championship, welcoming record number of sportsmen.

181 men and 165 women biatlonists from 40 countries will participate.

Among participating countries are Armenia, Australia, Andorra, Brazil, Greece, New Zealand (one sportsmen per country), as well as Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Norway, Poland, Finland and Sweden (16 biatlonists per country).