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The International Crossbow Shooting Union invites all interested members to send candidates to the IAU Judges Course in the Match Division disciplines. The course will be held along the IAU 10m World Cup and Austria Open in Innsbruck, Tyrol, covering theoretical and practical aspects of the IAU Match Rules, with focus on Chapter 200 of the Rules. Applicants who passed the exam will be handed out licenses according to the level reached.

Candidates are asked to submit the filled-in application form not later than 14 days before the start of the course to the IAU Office. Please note that the capacity of the course is limited with 16 participants; the confirmation of the participation will be sent immediately out after the selection by the Technical Committee Match is made.

The Technical Committee Match reserves the right to cancel the course due to insufficient number of applicants.

Please find the detailed invitation and the application form along other documents of the Austrian Open / 10m World Cup events in Innsbruck.

After an intensive search for World Cup organizers at the end of the 2024 season, the shooting club in Sezemice (CZE) took the challenge to host a double issue of the 30m Match Crossbow World Cup for the year 2025. As usual, you can find the necessary documents for download in the calendar section.

The preparation works are up and running; the range and the target equipment are expected to be ready by the end of the month. For those who knew the somehow limited parking opportunities around the range, the final good news – a new parking area was already finished and put into operation.

Another exciting news is that the Capapie company agreed to become a partner of the competition and to provide prizes for the winners.

So, after some final arrangements, Sezemice is looking forward to welcome the world elite shooters in the Match division between 3rd and 6th July 2025. Come and taste the famous local gingerbread!

Dear Athletes, Officials, and Crossbow Enthusiasts,

The Tyrolean Shooting Union (Tiroler Landesschützenbund), under the patronage of the International Crossbow Shooting Union (IAU), is pleased to invite you to the Austria Open and World Cup in Match Crossbow Shooting, taking place from 19th to 22nd June 2025 on the well-known location on the shooting range in Innsbruck, Austria.

This prestigious event will gather top athletes from around the world to compete in the spirit of excellence, precision, and international friendship. Competitions will be held according to IAU rules in the disciplines of 10m Match Crossbow, and the event will serve also as a starting milestone in the 2025 World Cup series.

The shooting programme of the World Cup consists of two 10m competitions for the categories of men and women. In addition to the World Cup, the participants and also shooters not competing in the World Cup, are invited to take part in the 14th year of the Austria Open. Austria Open offers individual competitions in U23 m/f, men, women, seniors over 45, all classes with finals. Team and mixed team competitions are also part of the programme. 

The schedule of all competitions can be looked up in the overall timeline.

We are looking forward to meet you in Innsbruck at the traditional site!

The information, invitation and registration documents for both competitions can be downloaded from the calendar section.

At its 12th Meeting, by remote voting, the Executive Committee of the IAU approved the 2025 edition of the IAU Field Rules.

Download the rulebook here: 2025 IAU Field Rules

The overview of changes can be downloaded here: IAU Field Rules Changes 2025

We kindly ask all organisers of competitions of the Field Division to apply these rules in the upcoming events.

With great sorrow and profound sadness in our hearts, we have to announce the passing of Josef Beckmann, a dear member of our crossbow family and a great personality of the international sport.

His shooting career began as soon as in 1968 in the Crossbow Shooting Guild in Zirndorf, to be continued in Armbrustschützengilde Frundsberger Fähndl, his later home club. Since 1974 we know him not only as a shooter, but also as an official, dedicating his boundless energy to numerous roles within regional and national crossbow sports, carrying out his duties with unparalleled zeal and success. He acted as a referee, as a team leader, organized the German Crossbow Championships in multiple disciplines, including 10m, 30m, field crossbow, and traditional crossbow shooting. The German and Bavarian crossbow teams greatly benefited from his vigilance, fairness, experience, and tireless dedication, with many of their remarkable successes attributed to his efforts.

On the international stage, Josef Beckmann contributed significantly to the activities of the International Crossbow Shooting Union (IAU) since 1987, holding various positions such as IAU Treasurer, Member of the IAU Executive Committee, jury member, and member of the Match Crossbow Technical Committee. Thanks to his outstanding global reputation, Germany hosted several prestigious international crossbow events, including the 2023 World Cup at the Munich Olympic Shooting Range, the 2019 and 2022 World Cup Finals in Munich-Allach, and the 2014 World Crossbow Championship in Frankfurt am Main.

With Josef, we are losing a compassionate, empathetic, and always helpful personality. We will miss his humour, kindness and friendly way to approach people and life.

Our thoughts are with the family and all friends. Josef, thank you for everything.