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Athletic event
Answer for the clue "Athletic event ", 8 letters:
biathlon
Alternative clues for the word biathlon
Word definitions for biathlon in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1956, from bi- + Greek athlon "contest," abstracted from pentathlon .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A winter sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Usage examples of biathlon.
Neither of the two SEALs were running the modified military biathlon course, so they had waited at the last of four shooting stations.
For a visiting military group, even one as accomplished and athletic as the SEALs, just placing in a biathlon event was considered a big deal.
Coming in second, in front of a number of experienced Scandinavian military biathlon teams, was unheard of.
The international press corps did not come all the way to the Winter Olympics to watch the biathlon sober.
The press corps is finding that it must consume massive quantities before it is prepared to face the biathlon competition.
One-time mountain bike racer, David was appointed for a two-year stint as second in command of the Royal Marine biathlon team, in which he is basically a full-time paid athlete who spends a lot of time on skis in Norway.
The gun was a larger caliber than was used in biathlon competition in the modern era, but it was the rifle Julie preferred for hunting.