Digital fun talks about biathlon

Zhangjiakou, 4 Feb (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Winter Olympics will take the lead in a mixed relay race at the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou on 5 February. Take a look at the digital story related to the biathlons of the Winter Olympics and delve into the sport that is considered a "war in the snow."

At the Eighth Winter Olympics from 1960 to 1960, biathlon became an official event for the first time, with the men's 20 km individual event being the only event, and Swedish athlete Lestend winning the gold medal. Since then, biathlon has not missed the Winter Olympic Games.

At the first Winter Olympics of 1924–1924, "Military Patrol" became a medal sport, which is also considered a precursor to biathlon, similar to the biathlon team competition. But at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics, it was only a performance event.

1239 – The total number of biathlon athletes who participated in the Olympic Games, including 819 men and 420 women.

221 – A total of 221 people have won biathlon medals at previous Winter Olympics.

56 - A total of 56 athletes from national (regional) Olympic committees have participated in biathlon competitions at the Winter Olympic Games.

52 – Germany has won the most medals in biathlon at the Winter Olympics, at 52, more than they have in any other Winter Olympic event. Norway finished second with 41 biathlon winter medals.

23 – A total of 23 national Olympic committees have won biathlon winter medals. This figure exceeds that of the biathlon only figure skating and alpine skiing, with 27 and 24 national Olympic committees winning awards respectively.

21 - Since the 2002 Winter Olympics, France has won 21 biathlon medals, making biathlon the most successful winter sport in France.

19 – French female athlete Neo Gray won the women's 3X7.5 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics, the only teenager to win a biathlon Olympic gold medal, at the age of 19 and 85 days.

13 – As the most successful male 2athlete, Norwegian Bjør Darren won 13 Olympic medals. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won the gold medal in the men's 10 km sprint and mixed relay race.

10 - In the previous 23 Winter Olympic Games, Norway has won two winter medals in 10 Winter Olympic Games, which is the highest among all national Olympic committees.

7 – The Czech Republic won a total of 7 Medals in the Winter Olympics, but only silver and bronze medals. Similarly, Austria, Finland and Italy, each with six Winter Olympic medals, did not have a gold medal.

4 - At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Norwegian Bjør Darren won all four events, and he also participated in 30 km cross-country skiing, ranking fifth.

3 – Belarusian female athlete Domlacheva won three gold medals at the Sochi Winter Olympics, making her the 2thlon female athlete who won the most gold in a single Winter Olympics.

0 - In the biathlon competition of the Winter Olympic Games, no national (regional) Olympic Committee has been able to win medals in a single event. (End)