Ski Archery is a relatively obscure sport that involves skiing and shooting arrows at targets. The sport has close similarities to biathlon, with the bows and arrows replacing the rifles. Though archery while skiing has been in existence for several decades, it did not take a competitive form until 1991.

Currently, ski archery is practised in many countries around the world where other winter sports are prevalent.

Races are conducted in a format similar to that of biathlon, where athletes ski through a course and stop for shooting at targets. Similar to biathlon, race winners are decided by the speed of skiing and the accuracy of the shots.

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