Idea

The best age to start!

Two-time Olympic champion in biathlon Anna Bogali

We are convinced that the age of the Cup’s participants is their best time to start, in all senses. Acquiring competition experience develops the qualities of overall personality among youth athletes. This, certainly, will help them in the future.

Partaking in sport should make a child healthy and happy. The format of the competition helps children begin to adapt to the conditions of large-scale sporting events with pleasure.

There are no losers. We do not overinflate the importance of victory. At the end of each stage, we honor absolutely every youth athlete. Each participant is a respected part of the large athletic celebration.

We love biathlon. We want it to develop. We truly wish to attract children to biathlon, to motivate them, but allow them to make their own decision. We specifically relate to the participants as the generation of our future, regardless of what they chose to do.

We are for the development of sport culture: using the proper clothing and equipment, following the rules of competitions, as well as antidoping rules. This culture takes root in childhood.

We are for the development of sport culture: using the proper clothing and equipment, following the rules of competitions, as well as antidoping rules. This culture takes root in childhood.

Two-time Olympic champion in biathlon

Anna Bogali

Partaking in sport should make a child healthy and happy. The format of the competition helps children begin to adapt to the conditions of large-scale sporting events with pleasure.

Organizers

Two-time Olympic champion in biathlon, ideologist for the development of youth biathlon; actively supports projects dedicated to a healthy nation. The project author of the children’s Cup, organizer, mastermind, the heart and soul of the Cup.

“Among youth biathletes, competitions are practically not held. Many children beginning to partake in sport quit training because they do not have the possibility to test their abilities, to feel part of something larger, something real and sportive. I want to give children “adult” opportunities. And to make biathlon available for them. Unfortunately, in the regions, very little funds are made available for youth biathlon. Sometimes it helps if you have a recognized name and the knowledge of how to act. The children’s Cup is our shared chance to educate new champions and simply to cultivate in young boys and girls worthy personal qualities, to give them the motivation to develop themselves. I know that young athletes really need these competitions. They wait for them like a holiday and the biggest event of the season; children and parents tell us and write to us about this. And we understand that we are taking the right steps.”

The organizer and title sponsor of the project. A team committed to the development of youth and professional sport. In the group is a chain of stores with professional clothing and equipment and twenty two years of work experience. The dealer of leading brands in Russia and the exclusive distributor of ODLO and EXEL goods.

“The lack of effective and systemized youth athletics, qualifying processes, and preparing athletic reserves is a problem that has already been ascertained at a state level. Very often, children quit sports due to a lack of necessary infrastructure, outfits, and equipment. For biathlon, the question of children having access to quality athletic rifles is especially serious. At our competitions, we try to demonstrate high standards of organization and provisions for the young participants. Also, all participants of the competitions have the opportunity to acquire high-quality goods under special conditions. For us, it’s most important to invest our resources into a favorite and necessary undertaking. Without question, we want children to love biathlon like we love it. We want children to have competition practice. And right now it’s not so important to win, to be victorious. Instead, it’s important to compete and communicate with their peers, to learn the rules and traditions of biathlon, so that a new culture of sport is formed in this friendly environment. We are sure that for children, this is actually needed and will aid in their development.”

Andrey Levunin,

Head of Company “SKIMiR”

Public organization, charity fund, an established group of like-minded people for the uniting the efforts of the non-indifferent members of society, professional and amateur athletes, fans, representatives of government, business, and help in the development of youth sport. A key co-organizer of the Cup.

“The Fund was created with the goal of accumulating good deeds for the good of developing youth athletics in the regions and the country as a whole. Charity should act as an organized force, capable of making sport more accessible for children, thanks to the participations of very different people and companies. For this reason, the fund became a key co-organizer of the children’s Cup in biathlon and we can be rightly proud of this project. The mission of these competitions is absolutely in sync with the goals and even the name of the fund. The youth Cup in biathlon is actually unique and a true gift, a priceless motivation for young athletes which in turn means the basis for development. The Cup’s geography must expand; such celebrations of sport should be carried out on a respectable level. We want everyone to know that by helping our Fund, they give new possibilities to youth sports.”

Managing director of the Fund “Osnova”

With the Support of

The Russian Biathlon Union

Department of Physical Fitness and Sports of the Novosibirsk Oblast

The Ministry of Sport, Tourism, and Youth Policy of the Sakhalinsk Oblast

The government of the Murmansk Oblast

Committiee of Physical Fitness and Sports of the Murmansk Oblast

The Biathlon Federation of Saint Petersburg

Partners and sponsors of the Cup

Champions come to visit the young participants

One of the ideas of the Cup is to give its young participants the opportunity to meet and converse with famous biathletes, active champions, and veterans of the sport. The biathlon stars participate in the awards ceremonies, answer questions of the children, hold master-classes, take photos together, give autographs, and from far away record video greetings with words of support for the Cup’s participants. All of this is a powerful, motivational charge for beginning biathletes, the acquisition of invaluable experience, and simply joyful events!

Champion Friends of the Cup

Olga Zaytseva, Ivan Tcherezov, Alekey Volkov, Ekaterina Yurlova, Anton Shipulin, Kaisa Mäkäräinen, Olga Vilukhina, Darya Domracheva, Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Медиа-поддержка

Дмитрий Губерниев

Телеведущий и спортивный комментатор канала Матч-ТВ, Россия-2, ведущий программ «Все на матч!» и «Биатлон с Дмитрием Губерниевым»

Илья Трифанов

Спортивный корреспондент, телеведущий канала Матч-ТВ

Ведущие центральные и региональные СМИ

Широкая информационная поддержка

Прямые онлайн-трансляции гонок

Трансляции ведет партнер Кубка: «Новосибирское детское телевидение»

Competition Prizes

Participants in each age group finishing in 1st through 3rd place are awarded exclusively-designed medals created especially for the competition. Also, the top three are awarded a certificate, competition souvenirs, and special prizes.

Participants on the expanded podium, finishing 4th through 6th in each discipline and age group, are awarded a certificate, competition souvenirs, and special prizes.

The Cup Grand Champions are determined in each age group (for boys and girls separately) by the total number of cup points accrued in all the individual disciplines over all stages of the Cup. The Grand Champions are awarded exclusive trophies.

There are prizes for the instructors (trainers) of the winning athletes.

Commemorative presents given to each participant: part of the sport equipment and Cup souvenirs.

Additional awards and special prizes from the sponsors and other organizations

Professional equipment

Timing by “Siwidata”

1 Devices

2 Recording devices

3 Monitoring

4 Here comes the finish!

What is it?

For timing, we use special devices and software that allow for monitoring the movement of the athletes and recording their exact finish. Timing “Siwidata” is used at competitions of the Russian and international level. “Siwidata” is able to accurately determine the time down to 1/1000 of a second, which is more than the accuracy of many types of sports!

And More Exact?

The Siwidata software provides full support for the competition: distributing the participants into groups, drawing procedures, printing the start protocols, displaying the times and places of athletes on the finish board, printing the final protocols with the shooting results from the biathlon targets, breaking down the participants into categories, and awarding rankings or point.

Firearms

Пневматическая винтовка «Steyr LGB1»

1827 ANSCHÜTZ Fortner

Биатлон БИ 7-4

The competition organizers provide the athletes with 5.6mm, small-caliber sporting rifles for shooting at a distance of no less than 50 m in the biathlon (“Biathlon-7-3”, “Biathlon-7-4”, “Anschutz”, or other rifles corresponding to the rules of the competitions).

Depending on the stage, pneumatic rifles STEYR LGB1 for shooting at a distance of 10m in the biathlon might be used. These are the ideal training firearm for all biathletes, as well as an excellent competitive firearm for youths.

Is it possible with my own rifle?

It is possible. Competition participants may choose to use their own rifles, given that they are in accordance with the rules of the competition.

History

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2017 Season

2017 Season

The Cup expands its geography over 5 stages: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Magnitogorsk (Abzakovo), Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, Murmansk. For the first time, the final stage of the Cup is held in Murmansk. By popular demand of the participants, the oldest age group of athletes (16-17 years old) has been added to the 2017 season. A new, modern site of the project is created. Online-registration of participants is introduced on the site.

Plans for international development

Participation in the Cup of youth biathletes from other countries.

Providing beginner Russian biathletes the opportunity to participate in foreign youth biathlon competitions.

Organizing and hosting an international youth championship with the participation of children from all member countries of the IBU.

Какие области нам интересны?

В зависимости от региона проведения Кубка, нам нужны бартерные партнеры в следующих областях: организация дополнительного питания спортсменов во время соревнований, транспортные услуги для юных участников Кубка, организация церемоний и детских шоу-программ, организация проживания для участников, рекламно-полиграфическое производство, услуги в области безопасности, услуги в области видеосъемки и онлайн-трансляции соревнований.

Нам нужна спонсорская помощь для решения следующих задач:

финансирование аренды спортивных объектов для проведения соревнований

финансирование образовательных, спортивно-оздоровительных, транспортных и иных услуг, оказываемых юным участникам Кубка

поддержка учебных заведений, деятельность которых направлена на развитие детско-юношеского спорта

финансирование дополнительного питания юных атлетов во время соревнований

изготовление медалей, наградных кубков, обеспечение призового фонда и подарков для награждения участников

поощрение труда судейского состава при проведении соревнований

организация встреч и мастер-классов для детей с участием легенд российского и мирового биатлона

содействие в модернизации и развитии учебной и материально-технической базы для занятия биатлоном детей в регионах

содействие в снабжении детских команд спортивной экипировкой для занятия биатлоном

About the Cup

Stages in 2017

Who can participate?

Age Groups

Format

Competition Program