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We are pleased to announce that the official kick-off of the French stage of the Biathlon World Cup took place today, Monday 8 December 2025, by the IBU, the French Ski Federation and the Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand Biathlon Organising Committee. The competition will take place from 15 to 21 December in Le Grand-Bornand with the loyal support of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and the Haute-Savoie Department.

© M. Dubost – Le Grand-Bornand Tourisme

The Organising Committee, its more than 1,000 volunteers (a record!) and all the local residents are ready to welcome the only French leg of the BMW IBU Biathlon World Cup. With six successful editions since 2013, the village in the Haute-Savoie region has established itself as an essential stop on the international circuit.

On the eve of the competition, all the teams, services and service providers are joining forces with remarkable energy to ensure the smooth running of this international competition, once again demonstrating the resort’s high standards in organising high-level cultural and sporting events.

It is with enthusiasm and impatience that Le Grand-Bornand will welcome some 60,000 spectators, including more than 3,500 schoolchildren, to the Sylvie Becaert stadium, where 300 athletes, including the members of the French team, who are in great shape at the start of the season, will perform.

As such, during the previous edition in December 2024, the French stage was the one that delivered the highest number of tickets on the circuit, ahead of the ‘historic’ Germany and Italy…

Photo taken at the Sylvie Becaert International Stadium at noon today (Monday 8 December 2025), bringing together local officials and the personalities in attendance, namely:

Representatives of the local executive committee gathered around André Perrillat-Amédé, president of the organising committee and mayor of Le Grand-Bornand, Alexandre Mulatier-Gachet, 1st deputy representing the mayor of Annecy François Astorg, Catherine Allard, deputy mayor for sports for the city of Annecy, Fabien Saguez, president of the French Ski Federation, Christophe Fournier, regional councillor for Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Marcel Cattanéo, departmental councillor for Haute-Savoie, and Sylvie Becaert, patron of the BMW IBU Biathlon World Cup Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand.