By Dave Branco

Local Biathlon Athlete in Austria

Local Biathlon Athlete takes aim in Austria

Feb 24, 2021 | 4:54 PM

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PRINCE GEORGE – Biathlon Canada announced the team for the 2021 Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships to be held in Obertilliach, Austria. Included on the team is Liam Connon.

Liam currently trains with the Nordic Performance Development Center in Quebec and is coached by three-time biathlon Olympian, Jean-Philippe Le Guellec.

The NPDC program is structured to promote training at the athlete’s home club with distance coaching.

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The program has allowed Liam to train as a high-performance biathlete in Prince George while studying engineering at the University of Northern British Columbia. Liam is also the 2020 recipient of the Nordic Sport Leadership Award, made possible by Caledonia Nordic Ski Club and University of Northern British Columbia.

“I am so fortunate to ski and shoot at a world-class biathlon facility while being coached by my dad in Prince George and by JP Le Guellec, who I think is the best Canadian male biathlete to date”. He added “UNBC and the ski club are only 15 minutes from my home, so I can do more in less time.” Liam Connon

In September 2020, Liamyears Connon was selected by Biathlon Canada to represent Canada at the World University Games in January 2021 in Lucerne, Switzerland; however, those Games were postponed to December 2021 due to the Covid 19 pandemic.

When Liam leaves the start gate in Obertilliach, he will face the toughest competition since he started biathlon 8 years ago, at age 10.

He anticipates a field of approximately 100 biathletes from over 30 countries and sees this event as a critical step in his development.