The 2026 IBU Open European Championships were held from 25 January to 1 February 2026 in Sjusjøen, Norway.
The European Championships, whose results count towards the IBU Cup standings, are the main event of the season for athletes competing in the IBU Cup. Medals will be awarded in four disciplines for both men and women: the individual race, sprint, pursuit, and relay.
A total of 36 national teams and a refugee team have arrived for the championships, including teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Kazakhstan, Japan, Australia, and Morocco. Belarusian born biathlete Darya Dolidovich is competing as part of the refugee team.
Schedule All times are local (UTC+1).
Date Time Event28 January 11:20 Men's 20 km individual 15:30 Women's 15 km individual30 January 11:45 Men's 10 km sprint 15:30 Women's 7.5 km sprint31 January 11:50 Men's 12.5 km pursuit 14:30 Women's 10 km pursuit1 February 11:40 Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay 14:45 Women's 4 x 6 km relay
Results Men's 20 km individualdetails 52:08.9(0+0+0+0) 53:19.9(1+0+1+0) 53:22.2(0+1+0+0) 10 km sprintdetails 25:02.1(0+0) 25:11.8(0+0) 25:15.5(0+0) 12.5 km pursuitdetails 34:44.7(0+0+0+2) +16.9(1+0+0+0) +28.1(0+1+1+0) 4 x 7.5 km relaydetails 1:17:08.4(0+0) (0+2)(1+3) (0+1)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+2) 1:17:14.9(0+0) (1+3)(0+0) (1+3)(0+1) (0+3)(0+0) (0+0) 1:18:03.6(0+1) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)
Women's 15 km individualdetails 45:33.9(0+0+0+0) 45:36.9(0+0+0+1) 45:38.7(0+1+1+0) 7.5 km sprintdetails 21:50.1(0+0) 22:04.2(0+0) 22:06.1(0+1) 10 km pursuitdetails 32:07.5(0+0+0+1) 32:38.1(0+0+1+1) 32:46.4(2+0+1+0) 4 x 6 km relaydetails 1:12:53.1(0+1) (0+1)(0+1) (0+3)(0+2) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0) 1:13:09.7(0+1) (0+2)(0+0) (0+3)(0+0) (0+2)(0+0) (0+1) 1:13:49.1(0+1) (0+0)(0+2) (0+1)(0+1) (0+1)(0+1) (0+1)
Medal table
Participating nations 287 biathletes from 36 countries:
(host)
References
External links Official website