At Albertville in 1992, women were first allowed in Olympic biathlon. The competitions from 1958 to 1965, used high-power center fire rifle cartridges (such as .30-06, 7.62 mm NATO, etc.) before the 22 LR rim fire cartridge was standardized in 1978.
What was notable about the embrace on the podium after the medal ceremony for the 10 metre air pistol competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing between Nino Salukvadze (bronze) and Natalia Paderina (silver)?
