The Men's
Pursuit competition of the
Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at
Whistler Olympic Park
The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the biathlon ...
in
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Moun ...
. The competition is scheduled for Saturday, March 13.
2 x 3 km Visually Impaired
In the biathlon 2 x 3 km visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a
sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.
Sports Paralympic Games
At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.
Rules are according to the Internationa ...
. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands
thestar.com, March 13, 2010
2 x 2.4 km Sitting
Standing
See also
*Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit
The men's pursuit competition in biathlon at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010. It was won by Swedish athlete Björn Ferry, after both Ferry and second place finish ...
References
External links
2010 Winter Plympics schedule and results
at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
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Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Winter Paralympics
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Th ...