The Be brothers can resume their biathlon careers for the sake of the Olympic Games

Norwegian biathlete Johannes Boe has admitted that he and his brother Tarja will resume their sports careers in order to participate in the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy. The athlete announced this on August 31.

"Maybe we'll come back to participate in the Olympic Games," he told the audience, the biathlete's words are quoted by Ski‑Nordique.

The Be brothers completed their careers in professional biathlon following the results of the 2025/2026 World Cup home run in Holmenkollen (Norway). Tarja Be finished the season in eighth place overall, while Johannes took second place.

Johannes Boe is a five—time Olympic champion, 23-time world champion and five-time World Cup winner. Tarjei Be is a three—time Olympic champion and 12-time world champion.

The 2026 Olympic Games will be held from February 6 to 22 in Milan and Cortino d'Ampezzo (Italy).

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On August 28, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) ruled out the participation of neutral athletes in the qualifying tournament for the 2026 Games in Italy. According to the organization, 186 of the 210 Olympic quotas for participation in the Olympics have already been distributed among the National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

On the same day, two-time Olympic champion and two-time world champion in biathlon Sergey Chepikov told Izvestia that world sport would not benefit from the suspension of Russian biathletes from the 2026 Olympics, the level of competition should be high enough. According to him, the competitions will be held in a good location, where Russians have always shown good results.

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