Each shot must be fed into the chamber from a magazine by a manual action. In contrast to the individual competition for each target they miss the competitors must cover a 150 m handicap loop taking approximately 23 seconds. In addition to the time required by an athlete for each handicap loop he must, however, ski a further 150 m or more than competitors able to shoot whithout missing any the targets. This race is very lively and exiting. The competitor s time is taken between crossing then starting and finishing lines.
Top athletes finish the competition in approx.
24 minutes without having to ski a handicap loop. In both cases they fire 5 rounds with their unsupported rifles. All other sprint conditions for women are the same as those for men. The best women sprinters take about 23 minutes to complete the 7,5 km race. The most exiting discipline is the Relay competition.