Boris Stanish shortlisted for IBU Social Media Award

A huge congratulations to Boris Stanish, who has been shortlisted for the IBU Athletes Award for Excellence in Social Media 2025/2026.

Boris has been recognised by the International Biathlon Union for his work on social media, helping to promote biathlon and share the sport with a wider audience. It is fantastic to see the work of an Australian biathlon community member recognised on the international stage.

Boris is one of a select group of shortlisted candidates from around the biathlon world, with the winner to be announced at the IBU Awards Night and Congress Dinner in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on 19 September 2026.

Congratulations Boris, and best of luck for the awards! We will be keeping our fingers crossed for an Australian win.

IBU Athletes Webinar: What Every Athlete Should Know

With the new biathlon season just around the corner, the IBU is hosting an online webinar for athletes, coaches and other members of the biathlon community.

IBU Athletes Webinar: Inside IBU – What Every Athlete Should Know

Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 13:00–14:30 CET
Format: Online via Zoom

The webinar will cover a range of useful topics for athletes, including:

• How to access and manage your Biathlon family profile
• Updates to the IBU Event and Competition Rules
• IBU Academy programmes and tools available to support athletes throughout their sporting careers and beyond
• An introduction to Kristel Kiens, the new IBU Wellbeing Coordinator
• The new IBU Support Service and social media protection

Athletes, coaches, sport directors, staff and other members of the biathlon community are encouraged to attend.

Registration is required: Register for the IBU Athletes Webinar

Julia Smusz Continues Her IBU Para Coaching Journey

Coming up shortly, Julia is heading into Part 2 of the IBU Para Coaching Course, building on the knowledge and experience she gained during Part 1.

Speaking ahead of the course, Julia said she is looking forward to “reinforcing what I learned from Part 1 and taking this and applying it on the snow”, while continuing to develop her journey as a Para coach.

Her focus for Part 2 is on finding new ways to keep athletes actively engaged and consistent in their training, while supporting them along their individual development pathways and helping them work towards their goals within the sport.

We look forward to hearing how Julia’s Part 2 involvement and the experience as a whole goes and what new knowledge she can bring back to the Australian biathlon community.