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Results of the 29th Croatia Cup

On Saturday, July 20, 2024, the second consecutive IAU Field Crossbow World Cup competition was completed. This year, the organizer, Shooting Club Veliko Trgovišće, held the Competition in Tuheljske Toplice. The reason was the unfinished reconstruction of the soccer field in the host city.
However, this change in the location of the competition did not hinder the organizers, who delighted the athletes and guests present with their traditional hospitality and excellent organization. A pleasant day, after the rain, without wind, made achieving excellent results close to world records possible. Once again, after the Plumlov World Cup, Croatian athletes achieved leading positions in both competitions. Men: 1. Domagoj Pereglin (CRO), 2. Martin Oborovečki (CRO), 3. Christoffel Pascal (FRA). Women: 1. Valentina Pereglin, 2. Mihaela Oborovečki, 3. Iva Popović-Gecan (all three CROs). The competitions continue with the 29th Croatia Cup in the Match Play discipline.

We emphasize that Domagoj Pereglin surpassed his old world record IR 900 by three points. The new record is 883 (65m - 290, 50m - 297, 35m - 296).  His sister, Valentina Mrnjavčić Pereglin, set a new world record at a distance of 65 m: 290. Congratulations to both top athletes.                                                                                                                                                                                                 PHOTOS!

After two IAU Field World Cups, the IAU Men's and Women's Ranking List was formed.          IAU WORLD CUP RESULTS!

Rest in peace, dear friend!

Dear friends,

Our crossbow family lost one of the great legends of our sport.
Our dear Yoshiaki Sugiyama (JPN) is gone. A dear and cheerful man, a true lover of field crossbows, has left us. He performed at competitions even in his advanced years.
Yoshiaki became interested in crossbow as a student in the 1970s. He joined the Japan Bowgan Shooting Association in 1971 and was always the top shooter in Japan.
1983 at the 3rd IAU Match Crossbow Bad Homberg Germany Yoshiaki was a member of the Japanese team. It was at this event that the IAU recognized Field Crossbow shooting. Yoshiaki was involved with the preparation of new Field rules.
He placed eighth in the IAU World Championships field division in 1994. At the IAU World Championships in Switzerland in 2008, he was 6th in the senior competition and third in the 50m distance.
At the Asian Championships, he won medals in everything.
We will never forget him as a cheerful, smiling athlete and a great man. He always wanted to help. He had a good word for everyone.
Our thoughts and best wishes go to his family and friends.

In the small Czech town of Plumlov, the IAU World Cup in the Field Division was held on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The competition was dominated by Croatian athletes who won all the medals. 
In the men's competition, 19 competitors from 6 European countries participated. Domagoj Pereglin won first place, Martin Oborovečki second, and Andrej Krstinić came third. 
In the women's competition, 11 competitors from 3 European countries took part. Valentina Mrnjavčić Pereglin won the victory; the second was Sanja Komar, and the third was Mihaela Oborovečki.
In parallel with the IAU World Cup, the 1st Moravia Cup competitions were held. Croatian contestants dominated this competition as well. HRV 1A won as a team, HRV B came second, and Czechia A came third. On Sunday, this competition will continue with the Match Play discipline. Result List!

After the first World Cup, the IAU Men's and Women's Ranking List was formed.

Dear Mr. President and dear Sports friends,

We are truly grateful for your participation in this prestigious competition. In the invitation letter, we introduced you to all the essential details of the organization of this great competition.

Please fill out this Preliminary Entry Form and submit it by July 12. We need this information to organize the competition better.

You have already been informed that we managed to secure accommodation for all WCH participants in the Maistra City Vibes Hotel International, where the banquet will also occur, and in the Hostel Arena. Rest assured, both accommodations are conveniently located near the venue of the Zagreb Hippodrome.

Hotels request confirmation of these reservations in the form of a 50% advance payment payable by July 26.

Based on the preliminary application, our official agency, Conventa grupa, will issue a prepayment invoice for the accommodation payment in advance for 50% of your competitors and officials who will perform in Zagreb.

Of course, if your final reservation will be different, you will pay only the difference to the final reservation.

We trust that you understand this situation and help our organization. We look forward to meeting you soon in Zagreb. I appreciate your help.

Dragutin Vrbek, President of the Organizing Committee of ECH Zagreb 2024