Today starts the next stage of the World Cup in biathlon

BMW IBU World Cup 8 starts in Kontiolahti, Finland, today. The program includes men's and women's sprints. Men will be the first to take to the track. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. Belarus’ Sergey Bocharnikov starts 7^th to be later followed by Vladimir Chepelin, Maxim Vorobei and Dmitry Abashev. Women will compete in the evening. Team Belarus leader Daria Domracheva is 32^nd in the start-list. She will be accompanied by teammates Daria Yurkevich, Nadezhda Scardino, Nadezhda Pisareva, and Irina Krivko.