FEATURES OF FORMATION OF THE SPORTS COMPLEXES FOR BIATHLON
There is a need to study the peculiarities and features of formation of sports complexes for biathlon with the increasing popularity of winter sports in general and the biathlon, as one of the most spectacular, in particular. This is especially important for Ukraine where biathlon is rapidly developing, and the level of infrastructure development of complexes and training bases for biathlon is not perfect, and regulatory and theoretical basis for the design and construction of facilities for skiing and biathlon is insufficient complete. An important impetus that can contribute to further modernization of existing and construction of new sports complexes for biathlon is the possibility for Ukraine’s application to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2022.The degree of scrutiny of the problem was defined, domestic and foreign scientific, literary, and electronic sources were analyzed, the rules and the requirements of Ukrainian, Russian and international regulations and the rules of the relevant sports federations were investigated in the article. The definitions of the biathlon complex and biathlon center were given and the main distinctive features between them were found. So the main features of the formation and the functional structure of sports facilities for biathlon were defined. Thus, biathlon sports complex consists of such main functional elements: a system of ski and biathlon tracks, biathlon stadium with a shooting range, stands for spectators and buildings of training center, administration, tourism, servicing, supporting and transport infrastructure. Also the functional links between separate structural elements of a sports complex for biathlon are identified.