Colorado Biathlon Club

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As much as possible, CBC competitions use the age group categories and the associated competition specifications provided by the IBU. For additional details, refer to the IBU "Event and Competition Rules" and the "Age groups for classes of competitors," both of which are available on the IBU web site

The USBA has published some guidelines for competitors under the age of 17. (Direct link is https://www.teamusa.org/US-Biathlon/Resources/USBA-Standard-Age-Based-Race-Formats) Please note the guidelines for .22 use below.

Masters distances follow the USBA guidelines.

CBC-specific notes:

• All competitors under the age of 11 use pellet rifles and 10 meter targets.
• Competitors age 11-12 who have their own .22 rifle, may race using a .22 rifle. See the Safety Certification clinic page for more information.
• Competitors using club .22 rifles must be 13 as of 12/31 of the winter competition season. See the Safety Certification clinic page for more information.
• In the past, the Junior and Youth categories (ages 17-18 and 19-20) have been combined into one category for each gender for State and Class Championships.
• CBC events typically offer a single 12-and-under category, although event organizers have the option of providing a separate 10-and-under age group in the results. Only the combined 12-and-under category is offered for each gender for the State and Class Championships.
• Only a 150m penalty loop is available at the Snow Mountain Ranch venue, so the shorter penalty loops indicated for some formats are purely academic at SMR events (all competitors ski 150m penalty loops).