Study On The Physical Characteristics And Special Quality Of China's Biathlon Athletes

China's modern biathlon sport originates from Peoples Liberation Army's ski team in 1960, which starts late compared with European countries', but develops rapidly. As a snow sport, biathlon is the combination of cross-country skiing and shooting, requiring that athletes not only ski fast but also shoot accurately. Thus the sport has its own requirements on various body indicators of athletes. In order to ensure the sustainable development of biathlon, it is necessary to make a summary and analysis on physical characteristics and special quality of China's biathlon athletes. Through doing research and analysis on the physical characteristics and special quality of China's biathlon elites, the paper establishes measure indicators of body shape and special quality of China's biathlon elites and carries out an objective evaluation on them. Thus it helps provide a theoretical basis for selecting and training biathlon athletes in order to effectively improve the athlete's athletic ability and promote the development of biathlon competitive level.In this paper, literature, survey, measurement and statistics, including athlete's fitness, body composition, speed, power, endurance, flexibility, agility and coordination quality. Then the measurement result will be lengthways compared with those of China's ordinary biathlon athletes and foreign biathlon elites and transverse with those of projects of the same group (physically-oriented speed and endurance items such as long distance, long distance skating, canoeing, etc.) and some snow projects.The study results show that:there is great difference in physical characteristics between biathlon elites and foreign elite athletes, some snow athletes, ordinary biathlon athletes, and athletes on the general speed-endurance and snow projects. China's biathlon elites' height and weight relatively lie at the upper-middle level and body indicators are relatively high, for example, upper, lower limbs are long; crus with foot height is relatively long; horizontal development well; shoulders and pelvis are slightly wider; body stronger; higher degree of enrichment; in good nutrition. In addition, Special quality good, including 100 meters run,1500 metres, units completed push-ups quantity, horizontal and vertical splits, the power in the higher level.