Archery biathlon

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Archery biathlon is a winter sport.

The rules of archery biathlon are similar to those of the actual winter biathlon . However, shooting is done with a bow and arrow. The competitions were originally also organized by the IBU . The World Archery Federation (WA) has been responsible for this sport since April 1, 2005 .

regulate

The main rule of WA

  1. the distance to the targets is 18 m,
  2. the hinged discs have a diameter of 16 cm and
  3. The athlete has four arrows for four targets per shooting bout.

Similar to biathlon, the bow and arrows are carried on the back over the entire route.

Competitions

singles sprint persecution Mass start Season
Distance men 12.5 km 7.5 km 10 km 10 km 3 × 6 km
Distance women 10 km 6 km 8 kilometers 7.5 km 3 × 6 km
Distance juniors 10 km 6 km 8 kilometers 7.5 km 3 × 6 km
Distance juniors 8 kilometers 4 km 6 km 6 km 3 × 6 km
Shooting sequence standing, kneeling,
standing, kneeling		 standing, kneeling standing, kneeling,
standing		 standing, standing,
kneeling, kneeling		 per athlete
standing-kneeling
Penalty for each mistake Penalty minute Penalty loop (150 m) Penalty loop (150 m) Penalty loop (150 m) Additional arrow or
penalty loop (150 m)

Juniors complete one round each (except in the relay) and thus one less shooting sequence.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Archery biathlon rules of the WA , English

Web links

Wiktionary: Archery biathlon  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations