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Biathlon At The Winter Youth Olympics
Biathlon is one of the sports featured at the Winter Youth Olympics. It has been part of the games since the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, inaugural edition in 2012. Medal summaries Boys' events Sprint (7.5 km) Pursuit (10 km) Individual (12.5 km) Girls' events Sprint (6 km) Pursuit (7.5 km) Individual (10 km) Mixed events Mixed relay Single mixed relay Medal table :''As of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. See also *Biathlon at the Winter Olympics *Mixed sports at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Cross-country / Biathlon mixed relay, Cross-country / Biathlon mixed relay at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics References External links Youth Olympic Games {{Sports at the Youth Olympic Games Biathlon at the Winter Youth Olympics, Sports at the Winter Youth Olympics Biathlon at multi-sport events, Youth Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not timed per se, but depending on the competition, missed shots result in extra distance or time being added to the contestant's total. History According to ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', the biathlon "is rooted in the skiing traditions of Scandinavia, where early inhabitants revered the Norse god Ullr as both the ski god and the hunting god." In modern times, the activity that developed into this sport was an exercise for Norwegians as alternative training for the military. Norwegian skiing regiments organized military skiing contests in the 18th century, divided into four classes: shooting at mark while skiing at top speed, downhill race among trees, downhill race on big hills without falling, and a long race on flat ground while carrying a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
