I’d like to see a summer version of biathlon.
Cross country marathon with a .22 on your back? I could see that. The PTB would never go for it.
I've heard of two, one only in print.
The real one involves archery and I forgot what replaces the skis.
The other one, only in "Doonesbury;" was Tanning and Golf. Zonker Harris was the entrant.
You might like Modern Pentathlon, a sport invented specifically for the Olympics, I think, in the way-back.
It is meant to mimic the skills required by a military messenger of olden times.
Participants must fence with an epee, swim 200 meters, do show jumping on an unfamiliar horse, and run 3000 meters while stopping to shoot at 5 targets.
While not a wildly popular sport in the USA, it sounds like something I might have liked to try in my youth.
Team USA has never won gold, but we've gotten a few men's medals, most recently bronze in 1960. Women began competing in the Olympics in 2000, and USA won silver then, but none since.
In Rio, we'll be represented by one guy, and two women... who are sisters. I wish them luck!