E.ON IBU World Cup Biathlon

Members of the Organizing Committee for the final stage of World Cup Biathlon 2012 summed up the work on all fronts: it is safe to say that the preparation for the competition is almost complete.

At the moment, the technical services have been tested: timing, the electronic display of information, the Internet connection. Preparation of action plan is in operation without disruption of the terms of performance. All necessary work helds to create a barrier-free environment for people with disabilities. The snow cleaning and elevation adjacent territory.

It  has  already known that Ugra visit teams in 25 countries: Andorra, Austria, Byelorussia, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA, Ukraine, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. Traditionally, most of the world’s strongest biathletes will visit Khanty-Mansiysk – about 350 athletes and accompanying officials.

-In addition to this amount we will accept the delegation of the International Biathlon Union – said Natalia Komarova – Russian Biathlon Union, international sponsors, and, of course, the media – a total of more than 500 guests. It is therefore necessary to focus on the cultural and historical aspect of our region; an important challenge is how can a large-scale coverage of the cultural life of the autonomous region during the biathlon competitions.

The list of cultural events to be held in the capital of Ugra from 13 to March 18 are available at the final stage of World Cup – http://ugrasport.com/biathlon2012/?p=3770&lang=ru # more-3770. More over, in the nearest future it will create a large section on the site http://ugrasport.com, which will be dedicated to the cultural life of Ugra.

– Just in three days of racing will implement about 26 thousand tickets to the stands. This year we also organize some 3,000 places along the trails, which, unlike last year, will be free. In the end, for all the days racing biathlon will be able to visit about 36,000 fans.

It should be noted that about 13,000 tickets sold to date. The head of the region emphasized that in addition to banks, to purchase tickets for international competition operates a full service model of e-ticketing: the fans with electronic tickets only need to attach a barcode reader at a turnstile at the entrance of the centre of winter sports.

To get  more detailed information on places to sell tickets for biathlon in Khanty-Mansiyskand urban districts, please visit AU “YugraMegaSport” and the Official site of the final round of World Cup Biathlon 2012.