Table 4 Biathlon relay components for different performance groups for all four legs in men relay

G3

18.52 (1.02)

18.53 (1.11)

18.49 (1.01)

18.48 (0.59)

LT (min.sec)

G10

19.12 (0.54)

19.03 (1.07)

19.29 (1.11)*

19.29 (1.10)*

G20

19.41 (1.16)*$

19.45 (1.18)*$

20.25 (1.19)*$

20.14 (1.44)*$

χ2 (2) = 23.8, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.106

χ2 (2) = 30.6, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.136

χ2 (2) = 64.4, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.286

χ2 (2) = 46.5, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.206

G3

16.40 (0.46)

16.29 (0.45)

16.32 (0.45)

16.29 (0.41)

CT (min.sec)

G10

16.59 (0.49)

16.47 (0.48)

17.02 (0.59)*

16.56 (0.56)*

G20

17.16 (1.02)*$

17.18 (0.52)*$

17.32 (1.04)*$

17.27 (1.13)*$

χ2 (2) = 25.1, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.112

χ2 (2) = 29.2, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.130

χ2 (2) = 54.5, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.242

χ2 (2) = 46.5, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.207

G3

1.50 (0.17)

1.53 (0.25)

1.49 (0.18)

1.51 (0.25)

RT (min.sec)

G10

1.48 (0.22)

1.48 (0.26)

2.01 (0.28)

1.54 (0.23)

G20

1.52 (0.21)

2.02 (0.24)*$

2.15 (0.35)*$

2.10 (0.31)*$

χ2 (2) = 2.7, p = 0.258, ε2 = 0.012

χ2 (2) = 18.5, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.082

χ2 (2) = 32.1, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.143

χ2 (2) = 24.18, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.108

G3

0.13 (0.06)

0.13 (0.07)

0.13 (0.06)

0.15 (0.06)

PT (min.sec)

G10

0.13 (0.05)

0.13 (0.06)

0.14 (0.06)

0.15 (0.07)

G20

0.12 (0.07)

0.13 (0.06)

0.16 (0.24)$

0.14 (0.21)

χ2 (2) = 1.5, p = 0.479, ε2 = 0.007

χ2 (2) = 0.1, p = 0.937, ε2 = 0.000

χ2 (2) = 8.3, p < 0.05, ε2 = 0.037

χ2 (2) = 0.2, p = 0.907, ε2 = 0.000

G3

12 (1)

12 (1)

12 (1)

12 (2)

NS (n)

G10

12 (2)

12 (2)

13 (3)*

12 (2)*

G20

12 (2)

13 (2)*$

13 (3)*$

13 (2)*

χ2 (2) = 0.4, p = 0.815, ε2 = 0.002

χ2 (2) = 15.3, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.068

χ2 (2) = 26.6, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.118

χ2 (2) = 14.0, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.062

G3

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

NPL (n)

G10

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

G20

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (1)*$

0 (1)

χ2 (2) = 2.2, p = 0.342, ε2 = 0.010

χ2 (2) = 2.4, p = 0.309, ε2 = 0.010

χ2 (2) = 26.7, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.119

χ2 (2) = 2.6, p = 0.274, ε2 = 0.012