Beijing 2022: Women’s Mass Start re-scheduled for 18 February

The schedule for the Women’s Mass Start at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games has been changed from 19 February to 18 February, BelTA has learned.

The organizers of the Olympic Games made such a decision due to the severe frosts expected on Saturday. Belarusian biathletes Dzinara Alimbekava and Hanna Sola will be among 30 participants of tomorrow's 12.5km race.

The Men's 15km Mass Start is also scheduled for 18 February. Belarus will be represented in the race by Anton Smolski, the silver medalist of the 2022 Beijing Games.

The women’s event will kick off at 10:00am at the Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, the men will start at noon, Minsk time.