The article elaborated and analyzed a set of three youth categories of young biathletes. Total number of young biathletes in 10 years period in three categories was 277. Endurance performance is one of limited factors of successfulness in biathlon. More appropriate for measuring the endurance capacity in biathlon would be the test of endurance running on cross country skies / roller skies. Most valid testing of biathletes is to use remote diagnostic utilities in environment. The purpose of the study was to alert that level of endurance abilities from year to year declines. On the other hand, it is please to find that the number of biathletes in the youth categories in 2011 increased. In the paper, we also recommend to involve specific and nonspecific training exercises in preparatory period for advanced endurance performance.
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