1980
Sprint competitions in Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, USA
Two minute penalty eliminated and aiming mark size set at 11 cm
Mechanical targets used in Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid, USA
Womens rules approved by Congress in Sarajevo, YUG
Junior Mens age limit reduced to 20 from 21 years
1981
First womens international competition in Jachymov - Karlovy Vary, TCH
1983
Biathlon included in the FISU Games in Borovetz, BUL
1984
1st Womens World Championships - individual, sprint and relay in Chamonix, FRA
1985
World Cup scoring point system changed to 30, 26, 24, 22, 21...1
1986
Asian Winter Games, Sapporo, JPN
1987
Men and Women compete in joint World Cup competitions Nations Cup scoring instituted
1988
IOC Executive Board decides to include women in the 1992 Olympic Winter Games
Igor Novikov/URS President, Anders Besseberg/NOR Vice-President
1989
Junior Women compete at World Championships in Voss, NOR
Womens distances increased to 15 km in the individual and 7.5 km in the sprint and relay
Men and Women compete in joint World Championships in Feistritz, AUT
Team competition included in World Championships, Feistritz, AUT
Electronic targets used to score shooting results, Feistritz, AUT
1992
Women compete at Olympic Winter Games, Albertville, FRA
Decision to separate from Modern Pentathlon made on Nov. 30 in Amili-Les-Bains, FRA
Anders Bessberg/NOR President
1993
IBU founded at an extraordinary UIPMB Congress on July 2 in London, GBR
IBU office opened on Dec 12 in Salzburg, AUT
1994
First ordinary IBU Congress, Salzburg, AUT
1st European Championships, Kontiolahti, FIN
