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            <title><![CDATA[Biathlon keeps Russia and Belarus out of World Cup circuit, IBU says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The International Biathlon Union (IBU) will not allow Russian and Belarusian biathletes to compete, the announcement came on Saturday without a formal vote.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Östersund awarded 2031 Biathlon World Championships, could be last for Sweden’s golden generation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Östersund has been awarded the 2031 Biathlon World Championships. It will be the first time in 12 years that the championship has been held on Swedish soil, and it could be the last major championship for the golden generation. I think several of them see 2031 as a perfect ending, says the federation's general secretary Rikard Grip to Radiosporten.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:45:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SVT chief says Ski World Championships TV agreement in Falun is urgent]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With less than six months left until the World Ski Championships in Falun, it is still unclear who, if anyone, will broadcast the championship on television. An agreement is urgent, SVT CEO Anne Lagercrantz told TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Ski Association slams FIS over unresolved Falun World Championships TV rights]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is still not clear where the World Ski Championships in Falun will be broadcast. The Swedish Ski Association's general secretary, Pernilla Bonde, is critical of the fact that the International Ski Federation (FIS) has not made any progress in selling the broadcasting rights. We are pushing as hard as we can, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Keeps Olympic Medal After Court Rejects Doping Appeal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Doping-convicted biathlete Jevgenij Ustjugov has had his appeal rejected by the highest court in Switzerland. Thus, Sweden gets to keep its relay medals at the Olympic Games and World Championship.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 11:26:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Besseberg Admits to Past Affair with Russian Woman in Court]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Anders Besseberg, former chairman of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), confirms for the first time in court that he had a sexual relationship with a Russian woman. It was a typical affair, a summer fling, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Besseberg Denies Corruption Charges as Trial Begins]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is not a borderline case of corruption, but it is clear corruption, according to the prosecutor. The former chairman of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Anders Besseberg, however, denies the crime.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:18:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biathlon Chief's Corruption Appeal Begins in Norway Court]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One year ago, Anders Besseberg was sentenced to prison for gross corruption, despite his denial. Now it's time for the former chairman of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to have his appeal tried.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:45:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lifetime Ban for Corruption-Convicted Boss]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["We do our best in the fight against the monster"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It has now been three years since Russia started the war against Ukraine. For the Ukrainian biathletes, the World Championship is not just a competition. It is our mission to show the whole world that we are alive. The last few years have not been easy, but we are doing our best in the fight against this monster, says Vitalij Mandzyn about the Russian occupation power.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Criticism of new competition: "Risk that people will opt out"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The biathlete is doing as the skiing sport and is incorporating a World Cup competition around New Year's – all to attract more TV viewers. But not everyone is equally happy about the change. The risk is that people will start skipping competitions if the burden becomes too great, says Sebastian Samuelsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Promise: Then There Will Be No Russians in the Olympic Games]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[No Russian biathletes will be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games next year if the war against Ukraine is not over by then. This is promised by the President of the International Biathlon Federation, Olle Dahlin. We have great consensus around it, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 04:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Roller Skiing Competition Kicks Off Next Biathlon Season]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When next year's biathlon season begins, it will be on roller skis. The weekend of 18-19 October will transform the Olympic Park in Munich, southern Germany, into a biathlon festival culminating in a supersprint between the 60 best male and 60 best female skiers in the world.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Want to Introduce Prize Money in the Olympic Games: "The IOC Should Pay"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The prize money is increasing in biathlon. Now, both the fastest in the pursuit and the best on the relay tracks will get paid. And so, biathletes will have just as much to compete for next winter when it's an Olympic Games year. That's good. But I think that's (prize money) something that the IOC should consider, says Sebastian Samuelsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The change that's shaking the stars: "Scary"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With the fluorine ban in the cross-country skiers' waxes, the margin for error has shrunk, believe Swedish cross-country stars. It can be such a big difference that it's scary, says Jonna Sundling. If you miss the waxing, you don't have a chance, says Frida Karlsson.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish criticism ahead of the premiere: "I see a risk"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The biathlete has changed the start order in the World Championship for the very best, who now start later. Critics believe that it can produce unfair results. If I see something in the results list that has changed, I'm the first to book a meeting with IBU, says Swedish national team coach Johannes Lukas.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Back problems stop Italian star]]></title>
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