Paul Smith's invests in biathlon range, future student-Olympians, and the Adirondacks as a winter sports mecca

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English - September 24, 2020 04:00 - 5 minutes - 7.48 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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(Sep 24, 2020) Biathlon is one of the more niche Olympic Winter sports. It combines two very different sports, cross-country skiing and target rifle shooting, into a race unlike any other.

The Adirondacks has quite the history with Biathlon and biathletes, and Paul Smith's College is entering their own chapter in 2020, with the completion of a biathlon course on their 14,000 acre campus. It's their way of doubling down on developing their sports programs and is a big moment for the biathlon community at large.