Highest governing body | International Biathlon Union |
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Characteristics | |
Team members | Single competitors or relay teams |
Mixed sex | Yes |
Equipment | Skis, poles, rifle |
Presence | |
Olympic | 1924 (military patrol) 1960 (officially) |
Part of a series of articles on Sports | |
Summer Sports | |
Track and field athletics Football (soccer) | |
Water sports | |
Martial arts | |
Net sports | |
Ice hockey· Skating Skiing·Curling |
Biathlon (not to be confused with duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Another popular variant is summer biathlon, which combines cross-country running with riflery.
Biathlon's two sports disciplines:
Other multi-discipline sports (otherwise unrelated to biathlon):