Introduction to Biathlon

Facts, general information and resources focused on the sport of biathlon, an Olympic sport that includes skiing and rifle shooting.

SPORT NAME: Biathlon
DESCRIPTION: combines cross-country skiing with rifle marksmanship
SPORT TYPE: Olympic | winter | snow | skiing | shooting | competitive |

Organizations:

ENTITY: International Biathlon Union (IBU)
ESTABLISHED: July 2, 1993
WEB SITE URL: biathlonworld.com | Link |
DESCRIPTION: recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the international governing body for the sport of competitive biathlon.
MEMBERS:
Andorra: Andorra Ski Federation (provisional) - fae.ad
Argentina: Federacion Argentina de Biathlon
Armenia: Armenian Biathlon Federation
Australia: Biathlon Australia - https://www.biathlonaustralia.com.au
Austria: Osterreichischer Skiverband - oesv.at
Belarus: Biathlon Federation of Belarus (suspended) - biathlon.by
Belgium: Belgium Biathlon Federation - belgium-biathlon.be
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ski Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - skibih.ba
Brazil: Brazilian Snow Sports Federation
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Biathlon Federation
Canada: Biathlon Canada - biathloncanada.ca
Chile: Biathlon Federation Chile - biathlonchile.cl
China: Chinese Biathlon Association - chn-biathlon.com
Chinese Taipei Modern Pentathlon and Biathlon Association - pentathlon.org.tw
Croatia: Croatian Biathlon Association - biatlon.hr
Cyprus: Cyprus Biathlon Federation
Czech Republic: Czech Biathlon Union - biathlon.cz
Denmark: Denmark's Skiforbund - skiforbund.dk
Dominican Republic: Dominican Association Biathlon (provisional)
Estonia: Estonia Biathlon Federation - biathlon.ee
Finland: Finnish Biathlon Association - biathlon.fi
France: Federation Francaise de Ski - ffs.fr
Georgia: National Biathlon Federation of Georgia
Germany: Deutscher Skiverband - deutscherskiverband.de
Greece: Hellenic Ski Federation - wintersports.eu
Greenland: Greenland Biathlon Federation
Hungary: Hungarian Ski Association - skihungary.hu
Iceland: Icelandic Ski Association (provisional) - ski.is
India: Biathlon Association of India
Ireland: Snowsports Association of Ireland - snowsports.ie
Italy: Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali - fisi.org
Japan: Japan Biathlon Federation - biathlon.or.jp
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Biathlon Union - biathlonunion.kz
Kyrgyzstan: Biathlon Federation of Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia: Latvian Biathlon Federation - biatlons.lv
Lebanon: Lebanese Ski Federation - lebskifed.com
Liechtenstein: Liechtensteinischer Skiverband - lsv.li
Lithuania: Lithuanian Biathlon Federation - biathlonltu.com
Mexico: Federation Mexicana de Ski (provisional)
Moldova: Biathlon Federation of the Republic of Moldova - biathlon-moldova.md
Mongolia: Mongolian Biathlon Associaton
Netherlands: Netherlands Ski Federation - wintersport.nl
New Zealand: Biathlon New Zealand
North Macedonia: Biathlon Federation of North Macedonia
Norway: Norwegian Biathlon Association - skiskyting.no
Poland: Polish Biathlon Association - biathlon.com.pl
Portugal: Portuguese Winter Sports Federation
Russia: Russian Biathlon Union (suspended) - biathlonrus.com
Serbia: Biathlon Union of Serbia - biathlon-serbia.org.rs
Slovakia: Slovak Biathlon Association - biathlon.sk
Slovenia: Ski Association of Slovenia Biathlon Assembly - sloski.si
South Korea: Korea Biathlon Union - korbia.or.kr
Spain: Real Federacion Espanola Deportes de Invierno - rfedi.es
Sweden: Swedish Biathlon Federation - skidskytte.se
Switzerland: Swiss Ski - swiss-ski.ch
Thailand Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand (provisional)
Turkey: Turkish Ski Federation - tkf.org.tr
Ukraine: Biathlon Federation of Ukraine - biathlon.com.ua
United Kingdon: British Biathlon Union - britishbiathlon.com
United States: United States Biathlon Association - usbiathlon.org
Uzbekistan: Republican Center of Technical Sports of Uzbekistan
SOURCE: biathlonworld.com - ibu member federations

References:

- askaboutsports.com - biathlon - archive
- olympics.com - sports - biathlon
- wikipedia.org - biathlon - article
- wikipedia.org - biathlon - category
- commons.wikimedia.org - biathlon - images category