Pictured here is a biathlon creative cartoon. Zhang Fan painted
Why does the Winter Olympics have to carry a rifle for a ski event?
Shijiazhuang, China, December 29, 2019 To talk about the Winter Olympic Games, what snow sports need to carry a rifle? That, of course, is a biathlon. I believe that many people who have watched the Winter Olympic Games are impressed by this project: male and female athletes carrying rifles, stepping on skis, long journeys, uphill and downhill, skiing and shooting competitions.
So where did this project come from and what are the rules?
Biathlon originated in Scandinavia and evolved from ski hunting in ancient times. In the Middle Ages, the movement was gradually incorporated into military training subjects. In 1960, the 8th Winter Olympics in Valley in the United States was officially listed as a competition.
Pictured here is a biathlon creative cartoon. Zhang Fan painted
This competition, which combines two different characteristics of cross-country skiing and shooting, requires athletes to have both the ability to turn from movement to static and the ability to rotate from static. Therefore, the biggest feature of this event is that the athletes who skate at the front do not necessarily "laugh to the end". This is because the shooting session of the competition is particularly important, and the competition has a penalty area of 150 meters per lap. For athletes who shoot off-target, a penalty of 1 minute or 1 lap will be given according to different rules, and the first to reach the finish line will win. (Text arrangement, comic drawing: Zhang Fan)