Nordic shooting with cross-country running or running biathlon (''Norwegian'': skogsløp med skyting, ''Swedish'': springskytte, ''Danish'': terrænløb) is a

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 tim ...

sport which combines

running Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

and

shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...

Norway

In Norway, "skogsløp med skyting" (literally ''shooting with cross-country running'') is a summer variant of the

Nordic field biathlon Nordic field biathlon (''Norwegian'': skifeltskyting) is a combined cross-country skiing and shooting sport discipline within Det frivillige Skyttervesen. The sport is considered a close predecessor to olympic biathlon, with the main difference b ...

where contenders compete in running and shooting with fullbore rifles. Competitions are held within

Det frivillige Skyttervesen Det frivillige Skyttervesen (DFS) (), known in English as the National Rifle Association of Norway, and by DFS themselves as the Norwegian Civilian Marksmanship Association since 2020, is a civilian marksmanship association in Norway and the lar ...

. The length of the running part is usually between 2 and 3 kilometers, and during the race shooting is done 2 to 3 times. Contrary to the winter variant, the firearms are not carried during the running part, but are instead stored in racks close to the shooting area. Field-Run competitions are arranged in either the "normal" or "sprint" format. The Norwegian ''normal program championship'' is arranged during the large yearly event

Landsskytterstevnet Landsskytterstevnet it is the Norway, Norwegian national rifle championship for all the disciplines within Det frivillige Skyttervesen, and is one of Norway's largest annual sporting events. Men and women of all ages contend for the title as either ...

, while the Norwegian ''sprint championship'' is held later in the autumn. Contrary to the other exercises in the organization, Nordic shooting with cross-country running and Nordic field biathlon competitors are divided into male and female competitive divisions.

Sweden

In Sweden, "springskytte" (literally ''running with shooting'') is a summer variant of pistol biathlon which combines pistol (or revolver) shooting with running. Competitions are sanctioned by the Swedish Pistol Shooting Association (''Svenska Pistolskytteförbundet''), and the Swedish Pistol Biathlon Championship has been held yearly since the start of the 1990s. Competitions are open to civilians, but has also been popular among police officers.SM Springskytte 2018 - Svenska Pistolskytteförbundet
/ref> Formerly, shooting with cross-country running using rifles was arranged by the

Frivilliga Skytterörelsen Frivilliga Skytterörelsen (FSR) (lit. ''Voluntary Shooting Movement''), formerly known as ''Frivilliga Skytteväsendet,'' was a Swedish shooting sport association and a voluntary defense organization. They considered themselves as in 1860 by the s ...

Denmark

In Denmark, "terrænløb" (lit. ''terrain run'') competitions are arranged by the

Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations 'DGI'' (DGI, literally ''Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations'') is a Danish association of sports clubs which includes 6,600 local sports clubs and 1.6 million athletes. DGI was formed in November 1992 as a merger of "De Danske Gymnastik- o ...

(DGI Shooting).

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