The Ukrainian biathlon team secured 10 licenses for the 2026 Olympics.

The Ukrainian biathlon team has secured 10 licenses for the Olympic Games in 2026, which will take place in Italy. This information is provided by the portal 'Hlavkom'.

The quotas for the Games were determined after the sprint in Holmenkollen (Norway), which took place on March 21, and were distributed according to the results of the Nations Cup.

The top three teams in both the men's and women's standings of the Nations Cup received six licenses each, while teams in the top 10 received five licenses each. The Ukrainian team, which placed eighth in both standings, received five licenses for both men and women. This means that four biathletes will be able to start in each individual event.

Distribution of quotas for the 2026 Olympics based on the Nations Cup results

Men:

• 6 licenses: France, Norway, Sweden
• 5 licenses: Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovenia, Finland
• 4 licenses: Austria, USA, Belgium, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Canada

Women:

• 6 licenses: France, Sweden, Germany
• 5 licenses: Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Finland
• 4 licenses: Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Canada, Belgium, Latvia, USA, Lithuania

Teams that were unable to secure quotas through the Nations Cup will have the opportunity to go through the qualification ranking of the International Biathlon Union, which will be compiled by January 2026.

At the last Olympic Games in 2022 in Beijing, Ukraine was also represented by 10 biathletes.

It is worth noting that the men's Ukrainian biathlon team won a bronze medal at the World Cup in the Czech town of Nové Město.

Before the relay, bookmakers and experts predicted our team's fight for a place in the top 10. However, our athletes performed a true miracle and finished in third place.

Our team included Artem Tishchenko, Vitaliy Mandzin, Anton Dudchenko, and Dmytro Pidhrushnyi.