<Li> 1960--1988: Sven Thofelt, (Sweden) </Li> <Li> 1988--1992: Igor Novikov (USSR / Russia) </Li> <Li> Since 1992: Anders Besseberg (Norway) </Li> <P> The following articles list major international biathlon events and medalists . Contrary to the Olympics and World Championships (BWCH), the World Cup (BWC) is an entire winter season of (mostly) weekly races, where the medalists are those with the highest sums of World Cup points at the end of the season . </P>

When did the first known biathlon competition take place