(Winter Olympics asks "Hebei") The ultimate biathlon of "movement": originated from ancient ski hunting?
Chinanews.com Shijiazhuang was electric on December 23, galloping like the wind, racing against time; calm, attentive, staring with breathlessness, seemingly calm, but undercurrents surging.
This is the biathlon-a Winter Olympics competition that combines cross-country skiing and shooting competitions.
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This sport, which brings "movement" and "stillness" to the extreme, originated in Scandinavia and evolved from ski hunting in ancient times.
According to sorting, people have found stone sculptures of two people walking on snowboards and holding clubs in hunting beasts in Norway about 4000 years ago. This is the early prototype of biathlon. In the Middle Ages, the sport was gradually incorporated into military training subjects; Norway in the 18th century The border guard ski patrol team held a ski shooting competition.
According to records, this is the earliest modern biathlon competition in the world; in 1924, the sport was listed as a performance event for the first Winter Olympics; in 1960, it was listed as a competition event for the 8th Winter Olympics and was officially named Biathlon.
The women's biathlon project entered the Winter Olympics in the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics.
The biggest feature of biathlon is that athletes must have the ability to freely switch between movement and static.
When cross-country skiing, the athlete's heartbeat can reach 200 beats per minute. The violent breathing and beating pulse will affect shooting accuracy. Therefore, athletes must adjust their breathing to stabilize themselves and avoid missing the target.
During the competition, the athletes pedal on skis, hold ski poles, and carry a special small-caliber rifle on their backs. They slide along the marked slide. Each time they slide a certain distance, they will shoot once.
If you miss the target, you will be given a time penalty or a penalty circle.
In the end, according to the correct direction and order, the first to reach the finish line is the champion.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics biathlon competition is divided into 10 sub-events for men and women, and there is also a mixed competition, which produced 11 gold medals.
Do you understand biathlon?
(Collated by Pei Guorong)