1 May 2009 - Ski Archery demonstration at Norwegian Biathlon Championships

Ski Archery demonstration at Norwegian Biathlon Championships Lausanne – 1 May 2009 photo © lillehammerbueskyttere     FITA was informed that a very successful ski archery demonstration took place at the Norwegian Biathlon Championships in Lillehammer on 4 April 2009, with five Russian ski archers who drove across from Moscow.   There was a team of four Norwegians dressed in traditional clothes armed with longbows against four Russians with modern ski archery gear.   Alexander OS photo, the Norwegian biathlon champion this year, tried a couple of arrows immediately after the medal ceremony.   Further to this event a local newspaper suggested that the 12,000 skiers who take part each year in the famous Birkebeiner long distance cross-country skiing race finishing in Lillehammer should carry a bow instead of their 3kg back-pack to commemorate the journey taken by two soldiers back in 1206…   For information or questions on the development of this sport in Norway, please contact Mr Keith RICHARDSON at kennoric@online.no.   Some photos on http://lbsk.wordpress.com/2009/04/   FITA Communication