Overview

• Racing takes place on August 31 on a roughly 2.3 km city loop along the Elbe with start and finish at the Heinz-Steyer-Stadion.
• ZDF will broadcast the finals live from about 17:15, with a free livestream available on zdf.de.
• Germany fields five athletes: Philipp Nawrath, Philipp Horn and Justus Strelow for the men, plus Julia Tannheimer and Vanessa Voigt for the women.
• The international field features names such as Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Michal Krcmar, Vitalii Mandzyn, Thierry Langer, Felix Leitner, last year’s winner Jakov Fak, Lou Jeanmonnot, Océnae Michelon, Karoline Offigstad Konnten, Milena Todorova, Yiliya Dzhima, Lotte Lie, Anamarija Lanpic and Marketa Davidova.
• The format uses qualification races before mass-start finals, three spare rounds per shooting, and a 10‑second penalty box per remaining miss, with the Legends Race featuring Johannes Thingnes Bø, Tarjei Bø and Benedikt Doll at 15:00.