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  17 Mar 2010 5:55 PM

  Biathlon: Red-hot Zaripov wins biathlon gold

  Not only did Russia's Irek Zaripov pick up his third gold of the Paralympic Winter Games on Wednesday, finishing first in the men's 12.5km sitting biathlon, but he also led Russia to a podium sweep of the event.

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  17 Mar 2010 9:51 AM

  Biathlon: Paralympic biathlon a mix of sight and sound

  Blind athletes who compete in Paralympic sport of biathlon, which requires you to shoot a rifle, admit it's a bit of an oxymoron. It takes a special skill to use your ears to sight a rifle.
  

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  14 Mar 2010 3:00 PM

  Biathlon: US Afghan veteran Soule revels in new challenge

  American skier Andrew Soule was the victim of a bomb blast while working as a soldier in Afghanistan. After losing his legs, he turned to sport, a passion he had since high-school when he competed in track and field.
  

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  14 Mar 2010 1:00 AM

  Biathlon: Dane who hated sports now sports double gold

  For someone who "hated sports", Denmark's Anne-Mette Bedahl has done better than most with two Paralympic gold medals to her credit.
  

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  13 Mar 2010 6:19 PM

  Biathlon: Zaripov wins 1st gold of the 2010 Paralympics

  Russian biathlete Irek Zaripov won the first gold medal of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, Saturday. Competing in the sitting category, Zaripov finished first in the men's 2.4km pursuit.

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  13 Mar 2010 2:42 PM

  Biathlon: Four Canadians advance to biathlon pursuit finals

  Brian McKeever, Robbi Weldon, Mark Arendz and Jody Barber all advanced to their respective biathlon pursuit finals in the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, Saturday.

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  11 Mar 2010 9:52 PM

  Biathlon: A race of sit-skis and laser beams

  Imagine skiing five times around a 2.5km cross-country loop, shooting at targets without using your arms and in some cases, unable to see. Welcome to Paralympic biathlon.
  

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  10 Mar 2010 4:37 PM

  Biathlon: About biathlon

  Paralympic biathlon, which combines the endurance of cross-country skiing with the accuracy of rifle shooting, consists of a shorter, pursuit-race event and a longer-race event.

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  09 Mar 2010 5:01 PM

  Biathlon: Athletes to watch: Jody Barber

  Jody Barber has never shied away from a challenge. Four years after a cycling accident nearly severed her right arm, the Canadian biathlete is just days away from competing in her first Paralympic competition.

   

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  19 Mar 2009 3:46 PM

  Biathlon: Russia rules IPC Biathlon, Cross-Country

  Familiar names took top positions on the first two days of the 2009 IPC Biathlon World Cup. Russia's Vladimir Kiselev top honours in the men's event while Ukraine's Olena Iurkovska won the ladies event.