Biathlon is one of the most challenging winter sports that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Every time the target is missed the biathlete either gets an additional time or distance penalty. 

Competition formats

The main competition formats of Biathlon are individual, sprint, pursuit, relay, and mass start. 

Individual 

In Individual type of biathlon men overcome a distance of 20 km, and women 15 km. There are four shooting stages. For each missed target the player gets one minute penalty time. The winner is the player who completes the race in the shortest possible time (including misses). 

Sprint 

The sprint is 10 km for men and 7.5 km for women. There are two shooting stages. For each missed shot, a penalty loop of 150 m must be skied. The winner is the player who completes the race in the shortest possible time. 

Pursuit 

Pursuit begins based on the results of sprint.  In Pursuit format the distance of the race that the biathletes should ski is 12.5 km for men and 10 km for women. There are four shooting stages. Each missed shot means a penalty loop of 150 m. The winner is the player who comes to finish first. 

Relay 

The Relay teams consist of four biathletes. Biathlon tournaments can be conducted in mixed relay format where 2 men and 2 women participate in each team. Each man participant skies 7.5 km and woman – 6 km. There are two shooting stages for each biathlete. There are 3 additional shots for each stage which are provided in case the biathletes have missed target(s). If after eight shots there are missed target(s), a penalty loop of 150 m must be taken for each missed one. The winner is the team that finishes the race first. 

Mass start 

In Mass start the top first 30 or 60 biathletes participate. The race distance is 15 km for men and 12.5 km for women. There are four shooting stages. The biathletes must ski a 150 m penalty loop for each missed shot. The winner is the player who comes to finish first. 

Bet types

In Biathlon the following outcomes are offered: 

Winner – it is offered to predict a certain player/ team to be the winner of the race. 
The following betting options are available: 

  • X Player/ Team: Yes 
  • X Player/ Team: No 

1-3 places – it is offered to predict a certain player/ team to be in top three. 
The following betting options are available: 

  • X Player/ Team: Yes  
  • X Player/ Team: No 

1-6 places – it is offered to predict a certain player/ team to be in top six. 
The following betting options are available: 

  • X Player/ Team: Yes 
  • X Player/ Team: No 

1-10 places – it is offered to predict a certain player/ team to be in top ten. 
The following betting options are available: 

  • X Player/ Team: Yes 
  • X Player/ Team: No 

Head to Head – it is offered to predict the player/ team who will take a higher place than the opponent. 
The following betting options are available: 

  • Player/ Team 1 
  • Player/ Team 2 

Leader After 1st shooting stage– it is offered to predict a certain player/ team to be the leader after the 1st shooting stage. 

The following betting option is available: 

  • X Player/ Team: Yes 
  • X Player/ Team: No

1st (2nd, 3rd, 4th) Shooting stageTotal Missed – it is offered to predict the total number of the shots missed by a certain player after the 1st (2nd, 3rd, 4th) shooting stage. 

The following betting options are available: 

  • X Player: Over 
  • X Player: Under 

1st(2nd, 3rd, 4th) Shooting stage Total Hits – it is offered to predict the total number of the succeeded shots for a certain player after the 1st (2nd, 3rd, 4th) shooting stage. 

The following betting options are available: 

  • X Player: Over 
  • X Player: Under 

1st(2nd, 3rd) Exchange – it is offered to predict the team that first will perform the first (second, third) changeover. 

The following betting options are available: 

  • X Team: Yes 
  • X Team: No 

1st (2nd, 3rd)exchange head to head – it is offered to predict one of two teams that first will perform the first (second, third) changeover. 

  • Team 1 
  • Team 2