What is Biathlon?
{{Distinguish|Duathlon|Biathle}} {{Infobox sport |name = Biathlon |image = Biathlon pictogram.svg<!-- do not read this --> |imagesize = 200 |caption = Biathlon pictogram |union = [[International Biathlon Union]] |team = Single competitors or relay teams |mgender = Yes |equipment = [[Ski]]s, [[Ski pole#Cross-country and alpine ski poles|poles]], [[rifle]] |olympic = [[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] ([[military patrol]])<br /> [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] (officially)}} {{sports}} '''Biathlon''' (not to be confused with [[duathlon]]) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the [[winter sport]] that combines [[cross-country skiing]] and [[rifle|rifle shooting]]. Another popular variant is summer biathlon, which combines cross-country running with riflery. == Related pages == Biathlon's two sports disciplines: * [[Skiing|Cross-Country Skiing]] * [[Rifle shooting]] Other multi-discipline sports (otherwise unrelated to biathlon): * [[Duathlon]] * [[Nordic Combined]] * [[Triathlon]] * [[Pentathlon]] * [[Modern pentathlon]] * [[Heptathlon]] * [[Decathlon]] == Other websites == {{commonscat|Biathlon}} * [http://www.ibu.at/rules/ Event & Competition Rules Authorized by the IBU Congress, June 1998] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204044009/http://www.ibu.at/rules/ |date=2004-12-04 }} – The official IBU rule book, with annexes * [http://www.biathlonworld.com Biathlonworld.Com] – A cooperation between IBU and [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]; with race results/statistics, TV schedules, live competition results, etc. * [http://www.rbu-biathlon.ru/ Russian Biathlon Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813075056/http://rbu-biathlon.ru/ |date=2007-08-13 }}(rus) * [http://www.rbu-biathlon.ru/index.php?lang=eng/ Russian Biathlon Union]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}(eng) * [http://www.biathloncanada.ca/ Biathlon Canada] * [http://www.biathlon.ca/ Biathlon Alberta] *