Team Forces is proudly supporting elite athlete Captain Marcus Webb, currently the number one GB Biathlete, to continue his training towards qualifying for the Winter Olympics in 2026!

Captain Marcus Webb is half English and half Norwegian and has been skiing since the age of three. He joined the British Army in 2018 and first competed in biathlon in 2019 at the Army Nordic Championships where he was soon selected for the GB Development Squad. In 2021 he made his first debut at the International Biathlon Union Cup as part of the GB Team. Marcus was then selected by Team Blåne in Lillehammer, Norway to train full-time; Lillehammer is considered the world’s capital of biathlon and has some of the best facilities and support the sport has to offer. Performance measures show that Marcus is a rising star and he’s on trajectory to qualify for the Winter Olympics in 2026!

We recently received a report from Marcus to let us know how he is getting on – see below.

With the next Winter Olympiad commencing in Milan in 2026, I am on a mission to become the first male biathlete to represent Great Britain since 2014 on the world’s most famous sporting stage.

Captain Marcus Webb
GB Team Biathlete

2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

I achieved my main goal for last season and was awarded a wildcard for the 2023 World Championships following results in the first trimester. The competitions were held in Oberhof, Germany. The event attracted 150,000+ supporters, 26million views on the Eurosport broadcast and 18 million engagements on International Biathlon Union social media.

‘First time we’ve had a British male at the (World) Championships since 2017’
Commentators on Eurovision broadcast

In the 10km Sprint race I was ranked 2nd of the 7 wildcard athletes where I surpassed the number 1 wildcard athlete in overall ranking. Unfortunately, I caught COVID-19 before the 20km Individual race which cut short my first World Championships however I look forward to racing again at the 2024 Championships in the Czech Republic.

IBU CUP

Race locations on IBU Cup this year were spread across the world:

  • Cup 1 – Sjusjoen, Norway (cancelled due to snow conditions)
  • Cup 2 – Idre Fjall, Sweden
  • Cup 3 – Val Ridanna, Italy
  • Cup 4 – Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
  • Cup 5 – Pokljuka, Slovenia (re-located from Germany due to snow conditions)
  • European Championships – Lenzerheide, Switzerland
  • Cup 6 – Obertilliach, Austria
  • Cup 7 – Canmore, Canada
  • Cup 8 – Canmore, Canada

The season started off very well in November with a 65th place in the 20km Individual – a personal best by some margin! A few setbacks during the season such as influenza, a quadricep injury and COVID-19 led to some difficult races in December and January. In February, we travelled to Canada for the last two IBU Cups of the season. I improved my personal best again with two top 45 results, the best placing for a male GB biathlete in 4 years. I finished the season very strongly achieving 90% shooting in several races. Not the easiest with a heart rate at180 BPM trying to hit the target the size of an ‘Oreo’ biscuit at 50 metres!

A wildcard to the 2026 Winter Olympic Games continues to look very achievable following this season. I have all of my supporters and sponsors to thank for helping me towards this goal of being the first male British Biathlete at the Winter Olympics since 2014!