Carl Melvey passed away at St Vincent Hospital in Sydney on Wednesday 21 September 2016.
Carl was a mainstay of Australian and NSW cross country skiing and a great supporter of biathlon in NSW.
Both summer dry-land and shooting training has commenced for NSW Biathlon athletes. Prospective biathletes are invited to “come and try†up to two sessions prior to becoming members.
Cross Country Ski Week commences Sunday 2nd August, and there will be Citizen cross country skiing races, laser biathlon activities and coaching, mystery coffee tours all taking place.
Even though the arrival of the snow has been a little slow, the NSW biathletes are training in Jindabyne and its surrounds in preparation for winter racing.
NSW Biathlon’s athletes started their preparations for winter with roller-skiing, bike riding and fitness exercises at various location around Sydney and in Jindabyne.
It was an anxious wait for NSW Biathletes Alex Almoukov and Lucy Glanville to see if they would receive one of the unallocated quotas from a higher ranked Biathlon country and so be able to race at the Sochi Olympic Games.