What were the origins of the biathlon?
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The word biathlon is of Greek originand means "two tests". The combination of skiing and shooting used in the sport today is founded on a tradition of hunting, stemming back over four thousand years. Petroglyphs found in Norway depict hunters, with spears, traveling on skis in pursuit of game.
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The word biathlon stems from the Greek word for two contests, and is today seen as the joining of two sports; skiing and shooting. Biathlon has its roots in survival skills practised in the snow-covered forests of Scandinavia, where people hunted on skis with rifles slung over their shoulders.
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