BC Winter Games Report: Biathlon at McArthur Island Park
KAMLOOPS — Saturday at McArthur Island and the conditions were perfect for Nordic athletes to take part in the biathlon as part of the BC Winter Games. There was a problem, though: no one brought their skis.
“This had been done before,” Biathlon Chief of Competition Tony Tsang explained. “In Europe, in Canada, We thought maybe we can use this new modified format for the BC Winter Games.”
BC Games organizers called it a modified Biathlon. Competitors ran instead of skied and instead .22 calibre rifles, athletes shot on a simulated range that uses lasers instead of bullets. For the athletes involved, it was a change from the biathlon they usually train for.