Biathlon Canada has opened applications for its inaugural Schmadtke Biathlon Excellence Bursary.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has banned Russian Margarita Vasileva for 18 months for three whereabouts failures.

China has stepped up its pursuit of medals at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing with the appointment of biathlon legends Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Darya Domracheva as national team coaches.

International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Olle Dahlin says it has been an "honour" to serve in the role after passing a year in charge of the organisation.

French biathlon star Martin Fourcade said it was a "dream come true" to organise his own event and claimed he had proven doubters wrong after the first edition of his Nordic Festival.

Tributes have poured in following the death of Norway's triple Olympic biathlon champion Halvard Hanevold, aged just 49.

Russia will not be reinstated as a full member of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) at the organisation's Extraordinary Congress next month, the governing body has said.

Six youngsters have been nominated by US Biathlon for spots on the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) team for Lausanne.

Darya Domracheva of Belarus has received the overall women's pursuit title from the 2014 to 2015 International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup season, after Russian Ekaterina Glazyrina's results were disqualified.

US Biathlon has announced that their National Championships in 2020 will be hosted in West Yellowstone in Montana.

Sweden's Niklas Carlsson has been appointed as the new permanent secretary general of the International Biathlon Union (IBU).

A total of 48 athletes, who have won a combined 28 Olympic and 42 world titles, have accepted an invitation to compete at the first Martin Fourcade Nordic Festival in Annecy.

Olympian Sarah Murphy has been appointed as high performance and office coordinator at Biathlon Canada.