For current information on this topic, see 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup

Biathlon (not to be confused with duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. The 2007&ndash08 Biathlon World Cup (BWC was a multi-race tournament over a season of Biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. Duathlon is an athletic event (not to be confused with Biathlon) that consists of a Running leg followed by a Cycling leg and then another However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, A rifle is a Firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" cut into the barrel walls Another popular variant is summer biathlon, which combines cross-country running with riflery.

Contents 1 Concise history 2 Governing body 3 Championships 4 Rules and equipment 4.1 Basic concepts 4.2 Skiing details 4.3 Shooting details 5 Competition format 5.1 Individual 5.2 Sprint 5.3 Pursuit 5.4 Mass start 5.5 Relay 5.6 Mixed relay 5.7 Team (obsolete) 6 Biathlon venues 7 Broadcasting 8 Other Biathlon variants 9 See also 10 Notes 11 External links

Concise history

The sport has its origins in an exercise for Norwegian soldiers, as an alternative training for the military. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces The world's first known ski club, the "Trysil Rifle and Ski Club", was formed in Norway in 1861 to promote national defense at the local level.

Called military patrol, the combination of skiing and shooting was contested at the Olympic Winter Games in 1924, and then demonstrated in 1928, 1936, and 1948, but did not regain Olympic recognition then, as the small number of competing countries disagreed on the rules (see also Governing body, below). The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years At the 1924 Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924, a Military patrol competition was held A demonstration sport is a sport which is played in order to promote itself most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events At the 1928 Winter Olympics, in St Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, a Military patrol competition was held At the 1936 Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1936, a military patrol competition was held At the 1948 Winter Olympics, in St Moritz, Switzerland, in 1948, the last Military patrol competition was held as a During the mid-1950s, however, biathlon was introduced into the Russian and Swedish winter sport circuits and was widely enjoyed by the public. This newfound popularity aided the effort of having biathlon gain entry into the Winter Olympics, where it has later become one of the most cherished sports.

The first World Championship in biathlon was held in 1958 in Austria, and in 1960 the sport was finally included in the Olympic Games. The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH was held in 1958 with individual (official and relay (unofficial contests for men Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated between February At Albertville in 1992, women were first allowed in Olympic biathlon. The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was staged in 1992

The competitions from 1958 to 1965, used high-power centerfire rifle cartridges (such as . 30-06, 7. 62 mm NATO, etc. ) before the . 22LR rimfire cartridge was standardized in 1978. The ammunition was carried in a belt worn around the competitor's waist. With the only competition being the men's 20 km individual, four different ranges and firing distances of 100 m, 150 m, 200 m, and 250 m. The target distance was reduced to 150 m with the addition of the relay in 1966. The shooting range was further reduced to 50 m in 1978 with the mechanical targets making their debut at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February Newer electronic targets (similar to mechanical targets) are now used in all major competitions such as World Cups, World Championships, and the Olympics. The targets, using computerized sensors, are superior to mechanical targets as they require fewer officials for recording and reseting the targets and they allow for instant shot recording, needed for live television broadcasts. The mechanical targets were also shown in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only when Bond was in Cortina d'Ampezzo while a biathlon competition was ongoing. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Cortina d'Ampezzo (Hayden is a town and municipality in the Province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy.

Governing body

In 1948, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon (UIPMB) was founded, to standardise the rules for biathlon and modern pentathlon. The modern pentathlon is a Sports contest that includes five events derived from the Greek root of pente, meaning five In 1993, the biathlon branch of the UIPMB created the International Biathlon Union (IBU), which officially separated from the UIPMB in 1998.

Presidents of the UIPMB/IBU:

• 1948–1949: Tom Wiborn (Sweden)
• 1949–1960: Gustaf Dyrssen (Sweden)
• 1960–1988: Sven Thofelt, (Sweden)
• 1988–1992: Igor Novikov (USSR/Russia)
• Since 1992: Anders Besseberg (Norway)

Championships

The following articles list major international biathlon events and medalists. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gustaf Dyrssen (born November 24, 1891) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and Olympic champion Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sven Alfred Thofelt ( May 19, 1904 &ndash February 1, 1993) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and Olympic champion Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Contrary to the Olympics and World Championships (BWCH), the World Cup (BWC) is an entire winter season of (mostly) weekly races, where the medalists are those with the highest sums of World Cup points at the end of the season.

• Biathlon Olympic Games
• Biathlon World Championships
• Biathlon World Cup

Rules and equipment

The complete rules of biathlon is given in the official IBU rule book (see External links, below). However, the concise description given below, along with the section on competition format, should be enough for a spectator to understand what is going on at a biathlon stadium whether actually being there or at home watching a televised biathlon event.

Basic concepts

A biathlon competition consists of a race in which contestants ski around a cross-country track, and where the total distance is broken up by either two or four shooting rounds, half in prone position, the other half standing. Depending on the shooting performance, extra distance or time is added to the contestant's total running distance/time. As in most races, the contestant with the shortest total time wins.

For each shooting round, the biathlete must hit five targets; each missed target must be "atoned for" in one of three ways, depending on the competition format:

• by skiing around a 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop, typically taking 20–30 seconds for top-level biathletes to complete (running time depending on weather/snow conditions),
• by having one minute added to a skier's total time, or
• by having to use an "extra cartridge" (placed at the shooting range) to finish off the target; only three such "extras" are available for each round, and a penalty loop must be made for each of the targets left standing.

In order to keep track of the contestants' progress and relative standing throughout a race, split times (intermediate times) are taken at several points along the skiing track and upon finishing each shooting round. The large display screens commonly set up at biathlon arenas, as well as the information graphics shown as part of the TV picture, will typically list the split time of the fastest contestant at each intermediate point and the times and time differences to the closest runners-up.

Skiing details

All cross-country skiing techniques are permitted in biathlon, which means that the free technique is usually the preferred one, being the fastest. Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, No other equipment than skis and ski poles may be used for moving along the track. Minimal ski length is 4 centimetres (1. 6 in) less than the height of the skier.

Shooting details

The biathlete carries the small bore rifle, which weighs at least 3. 5 kilograms (7. 7 lb), including ammunition in magazines on her/his back during the race. The rifles use .22 LR ammunition and are bolt action or Fortner action. The term bolt action refers to a type of Firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with

The target range shooting distance is 50 metres (160 ft). There are five circular targets to be hit in each shooting round. When shooting in the prone position the target diameter is 45 millimetres (1. Word history The word prone meaning "naturally inclined to something apt liable" is recorded in English since 1382 the meaning "lying face-down" is first 8 in), when shooting in the standing position the target diameter is 115 millimetres (4. 5 in). On all modern biathlon ranges, the targets are self-indicating, in that they flip from black to white when hit, giving the biathlete as well as the spectators instant visual feedback for each shot fired.

Competition format

Individual

The 20 kilometres (12 mi) individual race (15 km for women) is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane,^[1] in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.

Sprint

The sprint is 10 kilometres (6. 2 mi) for men and 7. 5 kilometres (4. 7 mi) for women; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots twice at any shooting lane, once prone and once standing, for a total of 10 shots. For each miss, a penalty loop of 150 m must be skied before the race can be continued. As in the individual competition, the biathletes start in intervals.

Pursuit

In a pursuit, biathletes' starts are separated by their time differences from a previous race,^[2] most commonly a sprint. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner. The distance is 12. 5 kilometres (7. 8 mi) for men and 10 kilometres (6. 2 mi) for women, skied over five laps; there are four shooting bouts (two prone, two standing, in that order), and each miss means a penalty loop of 150 m. To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot (on a first-come, first-serve basis) at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.

Mass start

In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 15 kilometres (9. 3 mi) or 12. 5 kilometres (7. 8 mi) for women competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ) with rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the lane in fifth place, you shoot at lane five. ). As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the Pursuit as here all contestants start simultaneously).

Relay

The relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 7. 5 kilometres (4. 7 mi) (men) or 6 kilometres (3. 7 mi) (women), each leg skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).

Mixed relay

The most recent addition to the number of biathlon competition variants, the mixed relay, is similar to the ordinary relay but for the composition of the teams, each of which consists of two women and two men. Legs 1 and 2 are done by the women, legs 3 and 4 by the men. The legs are 6 km with each leg skied over three laps, as in the ordinary women's relay competition.

Team (obsolete)

A team consists of four biathletes, but unlike the relay competition, all team members start at the same time. Two athletes must shoot in the prone shooting round, the other two in the standing round. In case of a miss, the two non-shooting biathletes must ski a penalty loop of 150 m. The skiers must enter the shooting area together, and must also finish within 15 seconds of each other; otherwise a time penalty of one minute is added to the total time. Since 2004, this race format has been obsolete at the World Cup level.

Biathlon venues

World Cup events and World Championships in biathlon have traditionally been held at the following few locations. Due to the complicated shooting range equipment, which absolutely has to work in order to hold successful races, biathlon is a highly demanding sport for organisers.

Country	Major biathlon venues
Austria	Hochfilzen · Saalfelden
Canada	Canmore · Valcartier · Charlo, New Brunswick  · Callaghan Valley, British Columbia
Finland	Kontiolahti · Kuusamo · Lahti
Germany	Oberhof · Ruhpolding · Veltins-Arena*
Italy	Antholz-Anterselva · Cesana-San Sicario · Martell
Norway	Beitostølen · Holmenkollen · Lillehammer
Russia	Khanty-Mansiysk · Novosibirsk
Slovakia	Brezno-Osrblie
Slovenia	Pokljuka
Sweden	Östersund
Bulgaria	Bansko · Borovets
Belarus	Raubitchi
United States	Fort Kent, ME · Presque Isle, ME · Lake Placid, NY · Soldier Hollow, UT
Czech Republic	Nové Město na Moravě

* Since 2002, the Veltins-Arena has hosted a special end-of-year mixed team event, now called the "Veltins Biathlon World Team Challenge". Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district Saalfelden (full name Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, in Bavarian: Såiföin) is a city in the Austrian state of Salzburg Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Canmore is a Town in Alberta, Canada, located in the Bow Valley with a permanent population of 12005 Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is located 25 km north of Quebec City. Charlo (2006 population 1376 is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland. 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The Veltins Arena is a football Stadium in the German city of Gelsenkirchen that is considered one of the most modern stadiums in the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rasen-Antholz (Rasun-Anterselva Archaic (1050 AD Resine) is a municipality in the Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Cesana San Sicario, located in Cesana, Italy is the location of two Olympic venues for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Martell ( Italian: Martello; Archaic (1280AD Murtella) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Bolzano-Bozen Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Øystre Slidre is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway The Holmenkollen ski jump, located in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, is host to the world's second oldest Ski jump competition still in existence Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. 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Soldier Hollow is a cross-country skiing venue in Wasatch Mountain State Park, Utah, USA. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Nové Město na Moravě (ˈnovɛ ˈmɲɛsto ˈnamoravjɛ German: Neustadtl in Mähren) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic The Veltins Arena is a football Stadium in the German city of Gelsenkirchen that is considered one of the most modern stadiums in the

Broadcasting

Biathlon events are broadcast most regularly where the sport enjoys its greatest popularity, namely Germany (ARD, ZDF), Austria (ORF), Norway (NRK), Finland (YLE), Estonia (ETV), Poland (TVP), Sweden (SVT), Russia (Sport), Belarus (TVR), Slovenia (RTV), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT), Bulgaria (BNT), South Korea (KBS); it is broadcast on European-wide Eurosport, which also broadcasts to the Asia-Pacific region. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Das Erste ("The First" is the principal publicly owned Television channel in Germany. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ("Second German Television" ZDF, is a public service German Television channel based in Mainz. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS) which is usually known as the NRK, is the Norwegian Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. YLE (Full name Finnish: Yleisradio Oy, Swedish: Rundradion Ab) is Finland 's national broadcasting company founded Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Eesti Televisioon ( ETV) is the national public Television station of Estonia. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Sveriges Television AB ( SVT,) is a national Television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by an obligatory fee payable by all Television -owners Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Radiotelevizija Slovenija or RTV Slovenija (Radio-Television Slovenia or more commonly en ''RTV Slovenia'' is the national Public broadcasting Organization Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Bulgarian National Television (Българска национална телевизия or BNT (БНТ is the public broadcaster of Bulgaria. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Korean Broadcasting System ( KBS) is South Korea's premier public broadcaster and the biggest one of three major Korean television networks. Eurosport is the largest European sports Satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 20 different languages World Cup races are streamed (without commentary) via the IBU website^[3] and some of these events are available on the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN). ^[4]

The broadcast distribution being one indicator, the constellation of a sport's main sponsors usually gives a similar, and correlated, indication of popularity: for biathlon, these are the Germany-based companies E.ON Ruhrgas (energy), Krombacher (beer), and Viessmann (boilers and other heating systems). EON AG ( an energy corporation based in Düsseldorf, Germany, is the largest of the 30 members of the DAX Stock index of major

Other Biathlon variants

Two common variations on biathlon are summer biathlon, where skiing is replaced by a cross-country run, and archery biathlon (or ski archery), where the rifle is replaced by a recurve bow. Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has

There have also been summer competitions in roller-ski biathlon, mountain bike biathlon and orienteering biathlon. Roller skiing is a non- Snow equivalent to Cross-country skiing. Mountain biking entails the Sport of riding Bicycles off-road often over rough terrain whether riding specially equipped Mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes Orienteering is a family of Sports that require Navigational skills using a Map and Compass, usually in combination with Point to point racing Primitive Biathlon uses snowshoes and muzzleloaders. Development of snowshoes Origins Before humanity built snowshoes nature provided examples A muzzleloader is any Firearm into which the projectile and usually the Propellant charge is loaded from the muzzle of the Gun (i

The Boy Scouts of America offers a Bikeathlon variant at their national Scout jamboree that mixes BMX biking with air rifle shooting at biathlon type targets,^[5] and Philmont Scout Ranch has recently begun offering a similar activity. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million The national Scout jamboree is a gathering or jamboree of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America BMX ( Bicycle Motocross) is a form of Cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20 inch wheels "Air rifle" and "Air pistol" redirect here For other uses see Air gun (disambiguation An air gun ( air rifle ^[6]

Cadets Canada also offers biathlon to cadets across Canada, with 3 stages; zones, provincial and national. Cadets Canada is a marketing name representing the Canadian Cadet Organizations, Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Army Cadets, and the Air Cadets Zone competitions are occasionally, due to lack of snow in some southern areas, held as summer biathlon. A . 22 caliber rifle is used at all levels. Races are shorter than world class events. More information can be found at the National Cadet Biathlon Championship website. ^[7]

See also

Biathlon's two sports disciplines:

• Skiing and skiing topics
• Rifle shooting sports

Other multi-discipline sports (otherwise unrelated to biathlon):

• Duathlon
• Nordic Combined
• Triathlon
• Pentathlon
• Modern pentathlon
• Heptathlon
• Decathlon

Notes

External links

• Event & Competition Rules Authorized by the IBU Congress, June 1998 – The official IBU rule book, with annexes
• Biathlonworld.Com – A cooperation between IBU and EBU; with race results/statistics, TV schedules, live competition results, etc. The European Broadcasting Union ( EBU; L'Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision ("UER" and unrelated to the European Union) is a confederation
• Russian Biathlon Union(rus)
• Russian Biathlon Union(eng)
• Biathlon Canada
• Biathlon Alberta
• U.S. Biathlon Association
• U.S. Archery Biathlon
• History of Biathlon
• Veltins Biathlon World Team Challenge
• Biathlon on OLN TV
• Biathlon on DVD
• Biathlon Russia
• Biathlon Ukraine (rus)
• Biathlon Ukraine (eng)
• BiathlonFrance.com

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