Biathlon at the Winter Paralympic Games
The sport of biathlon is a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting. Biathlon was introduced to the Paralympic program in Lillehammer in 1994. The competition is open to athletes with a physical impairment and blindness/visual impairment.
2010 Vancouver Biathlon course The Biathlon event consists of a 7.5km route divided into three 2.5km stages. Between the two stages athletes must hit two targets located at a distance of 10 metres. Each miss is penalised by an increase in the overall route time.
Related Pages
- List of sports at the Winter Paralympics
- Biathlon at the Winter Olympics
- List of Sports for Athletes with Disabilities
- More about the sport of biathlon
- Complete list of sports
- Main Winter Paralympics page
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