Table 1 Biathlon relay components for different performance groups

Women

Total finish time (min)

111:10 [3:30]

113:19 [4:13]*

115:43 [4:26]*$

χ² (2) = 43.6, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.215

CT (min)

62:41 [2:42]

63:54 [3:40]*

65:44 [4:07]*$

χ² (2) = 29.1, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.143

RT (min)

7:46 [1:11]

8:15 [1:11]

8:41 [1:22]*$

χ² (2) = 18.3, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.090

PT (min)

0:59 [0:26]

1:11 [0:39]

1:15 [0:53]*

χ² (2) = 7.3, p = 0.026, ε² = 0.036

NS (n)

48 [3.25]

50 [4]*

51 [4]*$

χ² (2) = 22.9, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.113

NPL (n)

0 [0.25]

1 [1]*

1 [2]*

χ² (2) = 19.3, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.095

Men

Total finish time (min)

114:26 [3:51]

116:40 [3:30]*

119:14 [4:22]*$

χ² (2) = 58.3, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.259

CT (min)

66:24 [2:40]

67:55 [2:36]*

69:45 [3:12]*$

χ² (2) = 49.5, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.243

RT (min)

7:30 [1:02]

7:38 [0:56]

8:18 [0:57]*$

χ² (2) = 42.5, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.190

PT (min)

1:00 [0:22]

1:03 [0:26]

1:14 [0:51]*$

χ² (2) = 13.7, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.061

NS (n)

47 [4]

49 [4]*

51 [4]*$

χ² (2) = 49.0, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.218

NPL (n)

0 [1]

0 [1]

1 [2]*$

χ² (2) = 25.8, p < 0.001, ε² = 0.115