Target sprint

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The target Sprint ( sprint ) is a sporting discipline, the middle distance running (3 x 400 m), and rifle shooting combined. The rules are based on biathlon .

history

In 2012 the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) organized the first Target Sprint at the International Junior Cup in Suhl, Germany . At the Sport Shooting World Cup in Munich , the Target Sprint was held as a test competition and was very popular.

The first World Championship in the Target Sprint was held from June 23 to 25, 2017 as part of the Junior World Championship in Suhl.

regulate

The qualification is held as a mass start race in all classes . The number of qualification races / prelims depends on the number of registered starters, the allocation to the different starting groups is decided by lot. A maximum of 12 athletes start simultaneously in a preliminary run. There are three laps of 400 meters each. The shooting process follows after each round, whereby each shot has to be reloaded individually, which is an essential difference to normal biathlon . Standing up, the athlete must hit the target with a diameter of 35 mm five times, with a maximum of 20 shots being fired. If an athlete does not hit all five targets, he has to wait 10 seconds in the penalty box for each mistake before he can go back onto the running track. The twelve fastest of all qualifying races qualify for the final.

The final is also held in a mass start, the rules are the same.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Target Sprint is very popular
  2. ↑ WM Target Sprint Suhl. In: Thüringer Schützenbund eV June 25, 2017, accessed on September 25, 2019 .