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The second competition in the 2026 IAU World Cup series was held in the small town of Veliko Trgovišće in Hrvatsko Zagorje.
The competition featured 17 male and 13 female competitors.
The members of the Shooting Association "Veliko Trgovišće" proved to be excellent organisers. |
In the men's competition, the winner was Croatian Domagoj Pereglin with the day's best result of 875, followed by the second Croatian, Marijan Kajfeš, with 864, and in third place, Borna Bajser, with 861.
Croatian women won the first two places in the women's competition. Valentina Mrnjavčić Pereglin won with a score of 870, ahead of Mihaela Oborovečki (853) and in third place was Frenchwoman Ludvine Jacob (849).
The day before, on the football field, while the shooting range was being prepared, there was a windstorm. Several tents were blown through the air and eventually broken. At the very beginning of the competition, heavy rain fell, and it was postponed by 15 minutes.
After this 1st IAU World Cup, the 2026 IAU World Ranking List was set up for
MEN and
WOMEN.
The 31st Croatia Cup in the Field discipline IR900 was also held during this competition, with 37 competitors participating. The competition was in both team and individual categories. The teams were mixed, comprising three members from different categories. The CRO 2 team won ahead of CRO 1, and the FRA 2 team came in third.
On July 19, 2026, the 31st Croatia Cup competition in the IAU Field Match Play discipline ended. Everyone shot 30 qualifying arrows at a distance of 35m. Following this elimination, direct duels were later held according to the classic pattern: first against last, second against penultimate, and so on.
In the exciting duel matches, attended by numerous spectators, the following fights took place:
In the women's competition, Croatian cadet Veronika Forjan defeated French Laura Chauvelot 6:2. In the fight for the bronze medal, Croatian cadet Patricija Seljan (CRO) defeated Mihaela Oborovečki (CRO) 6:2.
In the men's competition, Croatian Domagoj Pereglin defeated Aurelien Collin 5:3. A little earlier, in the battle for 3rd place, Czech junior Denis Vyskočil defeated Croatian Martin Oborovečki 5:1.
You can check the IAU Match Play Results here. You can see the
individual results by category and the team results.
This final match concludes the second step of the IAU World Cup Field Series. It can be said that the 31st Croatia Cup was a good preparation for all competitors ahead of the upcoming
European Championship, which will be held at the Olympic Shooting Range in Châteauroux, France.
