You may have seen biathlon on the winter olympics where the competitors ski around on skinny skis and then shoot. This is the same but instead of skis, you just need to run, making it accessible for all.
With the rest of the participants in your group, you'll learn how to shoot and use the equipment before embarking on a race against your fellow biathletes!
You can do biathlon as part of our summer multi activity holiday or if you are interested in doing it as part of a tailor made team building event, please get in touch.
The Coaches:
This activity is run by Yann and Fred, both former high level biathletes and members of the French team. Fred was also the national coach of the women's biathlon team for the 2022 Olympics. Their mission is to share their passion and enthusiasm for biathlon and make it a year round activity to be enjoyed by all
Shooting:
You will be using an Air rifle calibre 4,5 weighing 3,5 kg. A perfect replica of the 22lr rifles of our biathlon champions. With an identical stock, a carrying system, a sling for prone shooting, magazines and a linear breech to reload between each shot... these are real biathlon rifles, just a different calibre.
The ammunition is diabolo type pellets (flat head, hollow body) and shooting is done at a distance of 10 meters on mechanical targets with diameters of 20mm for prone shooting and 32mm for standing shooting.