Congratulations to our 6 NRAA members who have been selected to represent Australia in biathlon at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games (WYOG). The Games are being held in Gangwon, South Korea in January 2024.
Our representatives will be:
From NSWRA
Alessandra Sydun-West
Ava McCann
Phoenix Sparke
Edward Woodhouse-Bedak
From VRA
Bridget Harvey
Matthew Wilby
The WYOG are being held from 19 Jan to 1 Feb 2024, with biathlon competitions being held from 20 Jan to 24 Jan 2024. Competitions include:
- 10km & 12km 20 shot events where a 1 min time penalty is added for each target miss,
- 6km & 7.5km 10 shot events where penalty loops are skied for target misses,
- two mixed relay events where athletes each ski 6km or 7.5km and ski penalty loops for misses.
- In each competition, athletes shoot 50% prone and 50% standing.
We wish our NRAA member athletes all the very best at the upcoming Youth Olympic competitions. For more information from the Australian Olympic Committee click here
