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05 Oct 14 -
GBR SELECTION RACES - 17
& 19 NOVEMBER 2014
GBR National
Selection races will be held in Beitostølen NOR on Monday 17
(Sprint) & Wednesday 19 (Mass Start) November 2014.
We are unable to use our normal
selection venue of Sjusjøen NOR this year. Beitostølen is
also the venue for the “Beito Sprints” (21 – 23 Nov) and the
IBU Cup 1 (28-30 Nov). The BBU can only make travel and
accommodation arrangements for current National Squad
athletes, although the races are open to any UK passport
holder – male or female. Non Squad athletes must register,
by Email, their intent
to enter by Monday 27 October 2014.
It is appreciated that some of the
athletes aspiring to compete in the Junior World Champs in
Feb 15 will have had very little time on snow by 17 & 19
Nov. Selection for these Championships will thus not be
confirmed until after the RAC Champs in Hochfilzen AUT (8 &
9 Jan 15), but obviously competing in both the Section & RAC
races will help their cause.
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05 Oct 14 -
BRITISH BIATHLON
& NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIPS – RUHPOLDING 2015, "BOYS &
GIRLS" and "MASTERS" RACES
The AWSA has been approached with a view to re-introducing
races for “Boys & Girls” as well as “Masters” in 2015. (For
the 2014 - 15 season,
Boys & Girls
are those born in 2000 or later; Masters are those born in
1980 or earlier).
Click for
detailed information.
A decision on whether any of the above races will take place
in 2015 will depend on a guaranteed level of interest.
Clubs should
notify the BBU (on behalf of the AWSA) of the intended
participation of any of their athletes, including Date of
Birth, in either or both of Cross Country & Biathlon at
“Boy” / “Girl” / “Masters” (indicating Male or Female) level
by no later than Monday 20 October 2014. Individual
athletes not in a Club should note the same deadline.
Please Email your interest to:
info@britishbiathlon.com
(Civilian biathloln & ski clubs were informed of this in
August, but so far there have been no registrations of
interest!)
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05 Oct 14 -
WORLD CUP TICKETS & ACCOMMODATION
The BBU office is, as usual, already receiving requests from
supporters concerning World Cup tickets, travel and
accommodation. Unfortunately
we do not receive any allocations of tickets and are simply
not able to assist with the booking of any facilities. We
suggest you go direct to the relevant WC website (go through
Google!) where there are links to accommodation as well as
on-line ticketing. It is difficult in some venues to get a
bed in the resort, but they are always available in the near
vicinity. Tickets (except for VIP tickets) rarely sell out,
but it is always best to book everything early!
We look forward to seeing supporters – old and new – on the
World Cup circuit in the forthcoming winter.
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05 Oct 14 -
IBU CONGRESS REPORT
Anders BESSEBERG
was re-elected as President of the IBU at the 11th IBU
Regular Congress in St Wolfgang AUT last month. Besseberg, a
former Coach of GBR has held the Presidential post since
1993.
Östersund SWE had an absolute majority in the first, and
only, round of voting to select the venue for the 2019 World
Championships. Results:
Östersund SWE: 27 votes;
Antholz ITA: 16; Nove Mesto CZE: 4; Khanty- Mansiysk RUS: 2
Other key decisions include:
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The "percentage" qualification system will be replaced
by new "IBU Points" from the end of the 2014 -15 season.
IBU points will be scored on both World Cup and IBU Cup.
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Start quotas for World Cup will change at the end of the
2014 -15 season with the Nation finishing in 23rd
having 3 (not 2) start places – a big incentive for the
GBR Men to hold on to our 23rd place this
coming winter!
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A “Junior” IBU Cup will be up and running from the 2015
– 16 season (probably only 4 events), based on existing
National / Alpen Cups.
- The 2016 Congress will be held in the Moldovan
capital city, Chisinau.
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The Start of Relays and Mass Start will be changed
with immediate effect. No longer will
athletes line up 10 abreast and double pole for the
first 100m; instead they will line up just 3 abreast and
skate from the very start. Trials show that this format
reduces crashes, injuries and equipment damage.
Full reports including all the voting results
and video clips
are on the
IBU Web page
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05 Oct 14 - SEPTEMBER
LOTTERY RESULTS
The draw for the BBU June
Lottery took place on 30 Sep. Cheques will be dispatched shortly
to the winners:
1st Ticket # 98
2nd Ticket #
119
3rd Ticket # 67
4th Ticket # 13
5th Ticket # 51 |
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05 Oct 14 -
THE OLYMPICS NOBODY
WANTS
With the withdrawal
of Norwegian candidate Oslo from the bid to host the 2022
Olympic Winter Games there are just two cities remaining.
Beijing CHN (where the ski areas are further away from the
city than Aviemore is from London) and Almaty in Kazakhstan
are the last two of the original 8 candidates.
It is
a sad move for sports fans in general and winter sport for
fans and athletes in
particular.
More from the BBC
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06 Jul 14 - RACE
PROGRAMME 2014 - 15
The provisional race schedules for 2014 - 15 have been
published. Click above for:
World Cup · IBU Cup ·
British & Army Champs (Ex Rucksack) |
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23 Feb 14 -
GBR SUMMER SQUADS
With the imminent
retirement of Manager / Coach Marc WALKER, and a requirement
for some of the athletes to undertake military courses and
training, there will be some changes to the look of
the squads for Summer 2014. As yet there are no retirements
and we are thus planning on:
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These athletes will train under their own coaches,
but will participate in some activities and training
camps with Squad 2022 in and around Ruhpolding |
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Men |
Scott
DIXON |
CBNSC |
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LBdr Lee-Steve JACKSON |
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Regt RA |
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Bdr
Kevin KANE |
3 RHA |
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LCpl
Marcel LAPONDER |
39
Engr Regt |
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Women |
Cpl Nerys JONES |
AGC |
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Cpl
Amanda LIGHTFOOT |
AGC |
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Squad 2022 |
These athletes will train in Ruhpolding
under Manager / Coach Bdr Simon ALLANSON 3 RHA |
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Cpl
Sean BOWEN |
1 CS
Bn REME |
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Cpl John DUNNETT |
1
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RLC |
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Cpl
Dan FULLER |
RTR |
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LCpl Alex GLEAVE |
1 CS
Bn REME |
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Train in Kinloss (visit Ruhpolding as
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Tpr Alex MASSEY |
HCR |
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Spr
Joel SMITH |
39 Engr Regt |
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Pre-invited to Selection, November 2014 |
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Cpl
Paul BIRMINGHAM |
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13 Feb 14 - HOW TO START
OUR GREAT SPORT!
From time to time we receive enquiries about "How
to Start in Biathlon". Every 4 years at the time
of the OWG there is an upsurge in these enquiries and this
year is no exception. Two or 3 a day for the last fortnight!
Wow, and thanks for your enthusiasm. Alas it is not easy to
start in the UK as there is only one civilian racing club
(Cairngorm BNSC in Aviemore) and one "Masters" club (Wessex
BNSC) near Bath. Virtually all other biathletes in the UK are
in the Army, together with a few Royal Marines.
Notwithstanding the BBU's new sponsorship deal with
Aspen
Healthcare Solutions (UK) Ltd we simply do not have the
resources to nurture your enthusiasm. But, do not despair!
Read our link "About Us
& How to Start". It may not make you happy, but it
explains our current situation and we are always willing to
listen to suggestions. But, what we cannot do is to pour
non-existent money into Development. We may be able to run a
couple of Talent ID road-shows later this year; watch this
space! |
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