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===Mixed relay===
The mixed relay is similar to the ordinary relay, but the teams are composed of two women and two men. From its first instance at the [[Biathlon World Championships 2005|world championships]] in 2005 until the end of the [[2017–18 Biathlon World Cup|2017 season]], the first two legs were always run by the women, followed by the men on legs 3 and 4. Since the [[2017–18 Biathlon World Cup|2018 season]] however, the race can be started by either the men or women .<ref>{{cite news |author=IBU|title=New Season, New Rules|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/new-season-new-rules|date=2018-08-02|access-date=2021-02-10}}</ref> Additionally, for most of the event's history, the women's legs have been {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} and the men's legs {{convert|7.5|km|abbr=on}} as in ordinary relay competitions. However, since the [[2019–20 Biathlon World Cup|2019 season]] the event has all four legs being either {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} or {{convert|7.5|km|abbr=on}}.
This event was added to the Olympics starting in [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Mixed relay|2014]].