biathlon

Noun

Meaning

biathlon (countable and uncountable, plural biathlons)

(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.

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But given that relations are too frosty for the United States to participate in Russia’s annual tank biathlon, don’t count on that happening. Source: Internet

Competition format Individual The convert individual race (convert for women) is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. Source: Internet

Bjørndalen closed out the season by winning all three events (sprint, pursuit, and mass start) at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition. Source: Internet

As a result, Russian energy company OAO Gazprom constructed the biathlon and cross-country skiing complex at a ski mountain it bought. Source: Internet

Jeanne Richard and Mathieu Garcia of France secured the Winter Youth Olympic Games gold medal in the single mixed relay biathlon race to delight the home crowd at Les Tuffes Nordic Centre. Source: Internet

In Norway, the biathlon was until 1984 a branch of Det frivillige Skyttervesen, an organization set up by the government to promote civilian marksmanship in support of national defense. Source: Internet

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