聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Two Preeceville Harvard Air Cadets did well at the provincial biathlon competition held at Camp SaskCadet at Round Lake on January 20.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Janhia Irelandez and Lezlie Morales each skied to a silver medal in the junior female category.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 "Both girls did really well and I am very proud of them both," said Ian Abbott, coach. "They each skied 1.5 kilometres then shot five rounds before continuing to ski another 1,5 kilometres, shooting another five rounds and concluded with skiing another 1.5 kilometres.
鈥淚f they missed a target the girls had to do a penalty lap,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t was a great experience for them."
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cadets who participated were from across the province. Janhia Irelandez鈥檚 time for the first day was 45:59 minutes and Lezlie Morales鈥� time was 57:59 minutes.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The biathlon, for which special skis are used, is a combination of cross-country skiing or running and marksmanship, Abbott explained. It requires tremendous endurance and strength as well as skill and precision.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Unpredictable elements, including weather and wind conditions, make this outdoor sport a fun and rewarding challenge that thousands of cadets participate in each year, he said.
