biathlon
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biathlon
A winter sport that consists of a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting. The athletes must alternate between covering a distance on skis and shooting at targets.
Im Fernsehen wird heute der Biathlon-Weltcup aus Norwegen übertragen.
The Biathlon World Cup from Norway is being broadcast on television today.
The word 'Biathlon' (biathlon) comes from Greek. The prefix 'bi-' means 'two' and 'athlon' means 'contest'. So it is literally a 'two-event contest', which describes the two disciplines of cross-country skiing and shooting.
Triathlon ist ein Dreikampf, Biathlon nur ein Zweikampf.
A triathlon is a three-event contest; a biathlon is only a two-event contest.
Biathlon is often mentioned in connection with competitions. Typical combinations are 'der Biathlon-Weltcup' (the Biathlon World Cup), 'ein Biathlon-Rennen' (a biathlon race), or 'die Biathlon-Weltmeisterschaft' (the Biathlon World Championship).
Sie trainiert hart für die nächste Biathlon-Weltmeisterschaft.
She is training hard for the next Biathlon World Championship.
When talking about participating in or watching this sporting event, the preposition 'beim' (bei dem, at the) is often used. For example, you say that you watch along 'beim Biathlon' (at the biathlon) or that an athlete starts 'beim Biathlon' (in the biathlon).
Wir haben gestern den ganzen Nachmittag beim Biathlon mitgefiebert.
Yesterday we spent the whole afternoon excitedly following the biathlon.
