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Yoshihiro Nitta, Japan, in the men's 20k standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

ⒸLuc Percival Photography

Yoshihiro Nitta, Japan, in the men's 20k standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. © • Luc Percival Photography

Sapporo, Japan, 18-22 March 2017

The World Cup in Sapporo brings an end to the 2016-17 World Cup season. Sapporo’s venue can accommodate both summer and winter events, and is the location for the upcoming 2017 Asian Games biathlon competitions. This World Cup competition will be the first time Sapporo has hosted a sports event for athletes with impairment and the first time since the Nagano 1998 Paralympics that Japan has hosted an IPC Biathlon event.