Overview
- Elite supersprints are set today in Munich’s Olympiapark after Saturday’s Para and youth races, with ARD broadcasting from 15:00 CET.
- High demand led to added capacity at the 9,000-seat shooting-range grandstand, course-side viewing remains free, and the IBU says attendance could reach 25,000 if the weather holds.
- Germany’s Franziska Preuß withdrew due to a hand injury, SPORT1 reports Dorothea Wierer is also out, and overall World Cup champion Sturla Holm Laegreid has criticized the timing.
- The program features a 1.8 km course, mass-start finals over five laps with two prone and two standing shootings, a 60 m penalty loop, and a presentation at BMW Welt alongside concerts led by singer Kamrad.
- The IBU targets Gen Z using influencer marketing and athlete-driven storytelling, highlighted by a viral pre-race moment when ducks wandered onto the purple track captured by coach Jens Filbrich.