biathlon

[ bahy-ath-lon ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a contest in which cross-country skiers, carrying rifles, shoot at targets at four stops along a 12.5-mile (20 km) course.
an athletic contest comprising any two consecutive events.

biathlon

/ -lɒn; baɪˈæθlən /

sport a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course

1955–60; bi- ¹ + Greek âthlon contest; modeled on decathlon

It was in biathlon, but I know I'm one of the few people who care about that.

And I'll be there, trying once again to convince anyone who will listen about the brilliance of the biathlon.

Individual: Considered the “classic biathlon race”, the individual event is 15km for women and 20km for men.

Even someone in amazing physical condition would probably find biathlon quite challenging.

Here are descriptions of the various biathlon events taking place in Sochi this year.

Browse