The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund, Sweden from 8 to 17 February 2008.

It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970.

It was also 50 years after the first Biathlon World Championships, which were held 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.

The championships were dominated by the German, Norwegian, and Russian teams, which would win every competition and 28 of the 33 available medals.

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