B&B&B Press Visit: Slovenia hosts the IBU World Cup Biathlon

Published: 21.2.2011

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B&B&B Press Visit: Slovenia hosts the IBU World Cup Biathlon

Pokljuka is already gearing up for a new sporting event – the IBU World Cup Biathlon Pokljuka will take place between 17 and 21 December 2014. Bohinj Tourism is offering all tourism journalists, who will be reporting from the venue, accommodation for one night during the world cup. For further information about the Press Visit, please contact: info@bohinj.si.

B&B&B Press Visit: Slovenia hosts the IBU World Cup Biathlon

Pokljuka is already gearing up for a new sporting event – the IBU World Cup Biathlon Pokljuka will take place between 17 and 21 December 2014. Bohinj Tourism is offering all tourism journalists, who will be reporting from the venue, accommodation for one night during the world cup. For further information about the Press Visit, please contact: Samo Gardener, info@bohinj.si.

Accreditation is available here.

You are invited to the B&B&B Press Visit to Slovenia! Since 1990s, Bled and Pokljuka have been hosting the world`s best biathletes. Join this top sporting event! Not only Bled but also nearby Bohinj will be bustling with activities. Bohinj is a little more than 20 kilometres away from Bled and offers an endless range of entertaining activities at the heart of green and pristine nature. Lake Bohinj is a big mirror, reflecting the breathtaking forests and hills surrounding the valley, which fascinates visitors at any time of year. In winter, Bohinj looks the best from a bird`s-eye view while skiing on the snowy mountain slopes of Mt. Vogel, more than 1,500 metres above sea level.

With its lake and forest paths, Bohinj therefore provides the best entertainment for biathletes. However, their home base is Pokljuka, in the heart of Triglav National Park. This plateau, covered with spruces, in the middle of the Julian Alps, has served as a championship venue for biathletes since the beginning of the 1990s. Pokljuka offers ideal conditions for both training and competing, making Slovenia one of the 18 countries in the world this winter to host the Biathlon World Cup. Did you know that this sport, today one of the most popular winter sports, evolved from a competition between Scandinavian military skiing patrols? Women biathletes made their debut at the Albertville 1992 Olympic Games and that very same year Pokljuka hosted the World Cup for the first time.

The countdown is underway ahead of the Alpencup biathlon finals, which will take place at Pokljuka from 13 to 15 March 2015 at the Sports Centre Triglav Pokljuka, located in Rudno Polje.

Experience the hustle and bustle of the biathlon championship and the romance of Bohinj! While you are exploring Slovenia, do not forget to visit Ljubljana, where celebrations are being held to mark 2000 years since it made it on to the map of the great Roman Empire.

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