Alpine skiing news - World championships men's downhill start delayed

ByEurosport

Updated 09/02/2019 at 13:06 GMT

Low cloud and wind delayed the start of the men's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships in Are on Saturday.

A picture taken on February 9, 2019 at the National Arena shows a view of the slope after the Men's Downhill event of the 2019 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships has been delayed due to fog in Are, Sweden.

Image credit: Eurosport

The race had been due to commence at 1130GMT but conditions were unsafe at the top of the course in the Swedish resort.

Organisers will inspect the conditions before deciding whether the race can start at 1230GMT, although the weather appeared to be deteriorating.

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