(Winter Olympics asks "Ji") Why do you have to carry a rifle for a ski event in the Winter Olympics?
China News Service, Shijiazhuang, December 29. To talk about the Winter Olympics, what snow events need to carry a rifle?
That is naturally biathlon.
I believe that many people who have watched the Winter Olympics are deeply impressed by this project: male and female athletes carrying rifles and stepping on snowboards are on the long journey, going uphill and downhill, skiing and shooting competitions.
So where did this project originate and what are the rules?
Biathlon originated in Scandinavia and evolved from ski hunting in ancient times.
In the Middle Ages, the movement was gradually incorporated into military training subjects.
In 1960, the 8th Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, USA was officially listed as a competition event.
The picture shows the biathlon creative comics.
Photo by Zhang Fan
This competition, which combines cross-country skiing and shooting competitions with different characteristics, requires athletes to have the ability to turn from dynamic to static, as well as the ability to spin from static.
Therefore, the biggest feature of this event is that the athlete who skates in the front may not be able to "last laugh".
This is because the shooting part of the competition is particularly important. The competition has a penalty area, and the penalty area is 150 meters per lap.
For athletes who miss the target, a penalty of 1 minute or 1 lap will be imposed according to different rules, and the first to reach the finish line will be the winner.
(Text sorting, comic drawing: Zhang Fan)