The International Biathlon Union has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2025-2026 IBU Awards for Excellence in the categories Sustainability, Gender Equality, Social Media, and Biathlon 4 All. The Biathlon 4 All category was introduced in 2026 to recognise National Federations for their outstanding and impactful initiatives, which aim at increasing accessibility, inclusion, and grassroots participation and recruitment in biathlon and para biathlon.

For each category, the jury has shortlisted three entries with the winner being crowned at the Awards Night / Congress Dinner of the 17th Ordinary IBU Congress in Berchtesgaden (GER) on 19 September 2026.

A total of over 50 applications (including the applications received through the “Digital Reach Bonus” project) have been submitted over the course of this summer. The winners in the National Federation and Organising Committee categories will be rewarded with 10,000€ each while the winning athlete in the Social Media category will receive 5,000€.

NF Sustainability

• Estonian Biathlon Federation

• Swedish Biathlon Federation

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OC Sustainability

• OC Oslo/Holmenkollen (Dream Day)

• OC Oslo/Holmenkollen (Winners Woodland)

• OC Ruhpolding

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NF Gender Equality

• Brazilian Snow Sport Federation

• Swedish Biathlon Federation

• Real Federación Española Deportes de Invierno

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Athletes Social Media

• Adam Runnalls, Canada

• Boris Stanish, Australia

• Jacques Jefferies, Great Britain

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NF Social Media

• Czech Biathlon Union

• Ski Association of Slovenia

• U. S. Biathlon Association

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NF Biathlon 4 All

• Denmarks Skiforbund

• Finnish Biathlon Federation

• Biathlon Federation of Ukraine

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The IBU will be presenting the Shortlisted entries in the lead up to IBU Congress on biathlonworld.com as well as its Institutional Channels on LinkedIn and Instagram.