noun
- a winter sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
- any athletic contest involving two different events
Examples
- The biathlon requires both endurance and precision shooting skills.
- She trained for months to compete in the Olympic biathlon.
- Athletes must ski between shooting stations in the biathlon.
- The biathlon combines the physical demands of skiing with mental focus.
- Norway has dominated the biathlon in recent Winter Olympics.
- The summer biathlon replaces skiing with running.
- His heart rate was too high to shoot accurately in the biathlon.