Even persistent rain and a chilly 12 degrees didn't stop biathlon fans from watching the majority of the world's best biathletes live. 4,000 spectators in Dresden's newly opened Heinz Steyer Stadium and several thousand on the 2.3-kilometre circuit watched good sport at the City Biathlon, held for the first time in Dresden, in which overall World Cup winner Lisa Vittozzi from Italy and Jakov Fak from Slovenia took the victories.
The invitational race with ten of the world's best athletes has been part of the preparation program for years. Held in Wiesbaden in previous years, the Saxon state capital was now the host city.
"The sport of biathlon is now where it belongs. Dresden is an ideal location, so close to the Ore Mountains and the Altenberg biathlon center," said DSV Vice President Tobias Angerer, also manager of the no longer active Olympic champion Denise Herrmann, who was once the face of the Dresden City Biathlon.
