FEATURE: Olympics: Japan's biathletes shooting for stars with limited ammo

Japan's six-member Olympic biathlon contingent wrapped up its Beijing Games with a 17th place finish in the women's 4x6-kilometer relay on Wednesday, but fighting for podiums in China is not the most pressing issue for those involved.Rather, fighting for the sport's survival in Japan, a country that tightly regulates any access to firearms, is what their sights are most firmly trained on.Unlike in Europe where the sport originated and remains popular, the number of biathletes and enthusiasts is small in Japan, with competitors who are aiming to or do compete at an elite level totaling about…READ FULL ARTICLE