Frankfurt (dpa) – Organizers of the Nordic skiing world championships in Germany’s Oberstdorf next month hope to fill the stands with cardboard cut-outs of fans.
With real fans not permitted to attend during the coronavirus pandemic, it is hoped the measure can nonetheless bring some atmosphere to events in cross-country, ski jumping and Nordic combined.
Fans can select an image for their cut-out for 19.50 euros (23.70 dollars) with the first 300 orders having their image signed by a gold medallist before being returned.
Organizers of the recent Four Hills Tournament in ski jumping had a similar initiative.
The Nordic worlds take place February 23-March 7.
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