Germany to bid for for 2031 Nordic worlds instead of 2033
Head of Communications at the German Ski Association Stefan Schwarzbach speaks during a press conference ahead of the Biathlon World Cup in the Lotto Thuringia Arena. Germany will bid for the 2031 Nordic skiing world championships instead of 2033, a top official of the governing body DSV has said. Martin Schutt/dpa
Germany will bid for the 2031 Nordic skiing world championships instead of 2033, a top official of the governing body DSV has said.
"Yes, we are now throwing our hat into the ring two years earlier," DSV board member Stefan Schwarzbach told Tuesday's daily Allgäuer Zeitung.
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The change after an Austria bid with Ramsau and Bischofshofen was withdrawn last week for the 2031 championships for cross country skiers, ski jumpers and Nordic combined skiers.
The DSV is yet to decide on the venue between previous hosts Oberstdorf (1987, 2005, 2021) and eastern Germany's Oberwiesenthal/Klingenthal who have never hosted the event before.
Also bidding for 2031 is Slovenia's Planica, which staged the worlds in 2023.
The ruling body FIS plans to elect the host next year.
The 2027 worlds are in Falun, Sweden, and the 2029 edition in Finland's Lahti.
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