The Olympic Winter Sport Center Raubichi is a great venue to host international biathlon competitions, IBU Secretary General Niklas Carlsson said at an opening ceremony of the IBU European Open Biathlon Championships on 26 February.Belarus’ Deputy Sport and Tourism Minister Aleksandr Baraulya expressed gratitude to the International Biathlon Union for an opportunity to host such important competitions. “The organizing committee did its best to ensure comfortable conditions for both the participants of the competitions and fans,” he added.All in all, taking part in the event will be 40 teams comprising about 300 athletes.On 27 February biathletes will compete in the Single Mixed Relay (W+M) and 4x6 Mixed Relay. 29 February will feature Men 10 km Sprint and Women 7.5 km Sprint. The competition will wrap up with the Men 12.5 km Pursuit and Women 10 km Pursuit on 1 March.The 2020 IBU Open European Biathlon Championships was relocated from Estonia’s Otepaa to Raubichi due to the warm weather in Estonia. The Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry and representatives of the Raubichi sports center expressed their readiness to host the competitions.