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Innsbruck Hosts World Cup and Austria Open in 10m Match Crossbow

Innsbruck hosts a double event in match crossbow shooting this week, bringing together international and domestic competitors for the 10m discipline. The competition opened with the Austrian Open Mixed Team event on the first day. Mixed teams, consisting of one male and one female athlete, competed in qualification rounds followed by elimination matches. Teams from Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Switzerland were among those participating, with several matches decided by narrow margins.

New World Record for Jolanda Prinz

The second day marked the beginning of the World Cup competition with the 1st World Cup Match. Scores were consistent with international standards, and several athletes reached results over the 390 mark. The match counted toward the overall World Cup standings, attracting a competitive field, including previous World Championship medalists.

Meet the medal winners of the World Cup #1:

Women

  • 1st and Gold: Jolanda Prinz (GER) - 398
  • 2nd and Silver: Sandra Reimann (GER) - 394
  • 3rd and Bronze: Lisa Roettelé (FRA) - 392

Men

  • 1st and Gold: Stéphane Hatterer (FRA) - 392
  • 2nd and Silver: Romain Meignan (FRA) - 391
  • 3rd and Bronze: Stefan Reichhuber (GER) - 391

The IAU congratulates Jolanda Prinz from Germany for raising the almost to the day 6 years old 10m Match Crossbow women’s world record to the new value of 398 points!

Jolanda Prinz - New World Record 398

Parallel to the World Cup, the Austrian Open continued with the finals in the Senior (45+), U23 Women, and U23 Men categories. Qualification results from earlier rounds determined the top eight shooters in each class, who then competed in finals following the standard ISSF-style format adapted for match crossbow. Local athletes were well represented in all three categories, with some delivering notable performances against experienced competitors from neighboring countries.

For details, follow the links for the results of the World Cup and Austria Open.

Update to 2025 Field World Cup in Plumlov

Dear Crossbow Friends,

The regular IAU World Cup Field application deadline in Plumlow 2025 has expired. Late entries will be processed according to the rulebook.
 
Thirty-five athletes were enrolled (14 women and 21 men).
The detailed information on registered shooters can be found under this link.
 
We wish all the best to all the athletes, coaches, judges, and organisers!

All the information can be downloaded from the calendar section.

Update to 2025 10m World Cup in Innsbruck

 

Dear Athletes, Officials, and Crossbow Enthusiasts,

The deadline for a regular application for the IAU World Cups in 10m Match Crossbow in Innsbruck 2025 has expired. Late entries will be processed according to the rulebook.
For the World Cup 1 competition, 62 athletes were enrolled (18 women and 44 men);  World Cup 2 has 52 (18 women and 34 men).
The detailed information on registered shooters to both World Cups can be found under this link.
We wish all the best to all the athletes, coaches, judges, and organizers!

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

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

 

IAU General Assembly - Information to Member Federations

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To all IAU Member Federations

In these days, e-mails were sent out to your contact addresses with the invitational information and other documents in order to prepare the IAU General Assembly, which will take place in Vienna during the IAU Field Division World Cup Final.

Date & Time: September 7, 2025, at 09:00 CET (Central European Time)
Venue: Haus des Sports – Spiegelsaal, Prinz-Eugen-Straße 12, 1040 Vienna

In case the e-mails did not reach you, please get in touch immediately with the IAU office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to check the contact information.

The documents sent out can be also found in the calendar section for download.

Please note two important deadlines for submitting your contributions to the IAU General Assembly:

  • Proposals for changes to the IAU Statutes: by June 7, 2025.
  • Delivery of nomination lists, remarks and motions of the GA Agenda:  by July 7, 2025.

We remind IAU members that the right to participate in this IAU General Assembly is only available to those IAU members who have paid the IAU Annual membership fee by the date of the meeting.

We look forward to your active participation and valuable contributions, shaping the IAU future.

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Invitation to the Judges Course – Match Division - Cancelled due to Low Number of Applications

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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.

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30m Match Crossbow World Cup for the first time in Czech Republic

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!