Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee. In these games biathlon events were open to both men and women but they raced in different distances in their own events.Men from 28 nations and women from 27 nations qualified to participate in the events.