Volksbiathlon Hochfilzen 2011
Hochfilzen in Pillerseetal is Austria’s biathlon stronghold. Top athletes such as Dominik Landertinger (Landi), gold medallist in the mass start at the 2009 Biathlon World Championships, live and train here. Hochfilzen’s biathlon stadium now also offers ideal training conditions for amateur biathletes: from 25 to 27 March 2011, under the patronage of Mayor Dr Sebastian Eder, Uschi Disl and Ludwig Gredler, it will host the second Volksbiathlon, open to everyone.
From Friday, 25 March 2011, amateur athletes can start their biathlon training on the World Championships course in Hochfilzen. Free training for the second Volksbiathlon will be available at the Hochfilzen biathlon stadium from 1 to 4 pm, under the guidance of experienced biathlon coaches from Pillerseetal. Participants will shoot prone from a distance of 50 metres. Free training is also available to children and school pupils. Unlike professional biathletes, participants in the Volksbiathlon do not ski with a small-bore rifle on their backs. The rifle stays at the shooting range, where one will be ready for each participant.
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The first event takes place on Saturday, 26 March 2011: the 7th Fun & Action Race for children and young people. Participants compete in two-person relay teams. The course for this event is approximately 700 metres long, and everyone completes the same lap. There is one prone shooting round with an air rifle at standing targets. Entry fee per two-person Fun & Action Race team: 14 euros.
A celebrity race is scheduled for Saturday from 2 pm. Numerous celebrities will take part in a full biathlon competition. According to the organisers, participants include Alexandra Rietz, Michael Naseband, Alexander Hold, Christian Mayr, Nik P., Manuel Horeth, Franz MĂĽllner, Katharina Gutensohn, Manuela Riegler, Holger Wehlage and Knud Tiroch.
The main Volksbiathlon starts on 27 March 2011. Teams of three will compete on a 2 x 2 km course; here too, participants run without rifles. They will shoot prone at standing targets from a distance of 50 metres. The start is at 9:30 am at the Hochfilzen biathlon stadium. There is also an opportunity to practise shooting: practice shooting at the Hochfilzen biathlon stadium is available from 8:20 to 9:15 am (5 shots per participant). The entry fee is 99 euros per relay team. The registration deadline is 23 March 2011.
The Volksbiathlon is organised by Nordic Academy – Mag. Markus Förmer – and the Hochfilzen Army Sports Club (HSV Hochfilzen) – Franz Berger. You can register online at www.volksbiathlon.com or with HSV Hochfilzen, Schüttachstraße 2, 6395 Hochfilzen, fax: 05359/20120 10, email: office@biathlonhochfilzen.at
Markus Lenk
Photo: Pillerseetal/Abdruck honorarfrei
