Becoming a provisional member

The National Federation seeking admission as an International Biathlon Union (IBU) National Federation Provisional Member must submit a complete application to IBU Provisional Membership for Applicants in the IBU online application system IBU SCOPE.

In accordance with Section 9.3.2 of the Minutes of the IBU Executive Board Meeting dated 21 November 2024 (EB 174), processing of the present application is subject to the payment of a 5,000.00 EUR fee by the Applicant to the IBU *. Instructions regarding payment of the processing fee are available on the IBU Scope platform.

In order to have the present application to IBU Membership processed, the Applicant must submit the following, in English and in PDF format, on the IBU Scope platform:

• Application letter addressed to the IBU Executive Board

• Official documentation stating the names and addresses of the directors and officers of the Applicant

• Official documentation stating the categories of membership within the Applicant and the number of members in each category

• Official documentation stating the number of individual participants affiliated to the Applicant

• Copy of the Applicant’s constitution or statutes in English

• Official documentation establishing that the Applicant is a legal entity properly constituted in accordance with the law applicable in its Country

• Evidence establishing that the Applicant isconcerned with the administration, organisation and practising of Biathlon, either solely and exclusively or else in conjunction with other sports

• Evidence establishing that the Applicant claims the exclusive right to govern both men’s and women’s Biathlon in its Country

• Evidence establishing the Applicant’s Constitution is compliant with the Olympic Charter

• Evidence establishing the Applicant’s constitution is compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code

• Evidence establishing the Applicant’s constitution is consistent in all respects with the IBU Constitution and the IBU Rules

• Evidence establishing the Applicant’s constitution declares its opposition to any unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, skin colour, national or social origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, language, political or other opinion, religion or other beliefs, circumstances of birth, or other improper grounds

• Evidence establishing the Applicant’s constitution includes a formal undertaking by the National Federation to be bound by and to comply with the obligations placed on NF Members by this Constitution

• Proof of solvency

Completeness of an application will help toward the speedy processing of such application. For advice on how to submit a complete and exhaustive application, please consult our guidelines below.

The Applicant understands that by submitting the present application, its officials may be requested to be interviewed by the IBU and/or the Biathlon Integrity Unit for the purposes of establishing whether the application is complete and was submitted in good faith.

The Applicant understands that submission of an application does not amount to a right to be accepted as an IBU Provisional Member. The Applicant understands that any adverse media and/or information obtained by the IBU/BIU suggesting that the evidence submitted in support of the present application is false may impact the IBU Executive Board’s decision on whether the Applicant is accepted as a provisional IBU Member.

The application is expected to be presented during the upcoming EB meeting for its decision, depending on whether the documents have been submitted in time before the EB meeting and whether the documents can undergo a thorough review. If a detailed review cannot be done in time before the upcoming EB meeting, the application will be presented at the following EB meeting.

All Personal Data collected will solely be used for the purposes of assessing whether the Applicant is meeting all the requirements to become an IBU provisional Member and its application to IBU Membership may be submitted to Executive Board for decision. All Personal Data will be processed in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Should the Applicant have concerns regarding the processing of its Personal Data, please contact nicole.denkstein@ibu.at.

*The ''application processing fee'' is understood to be a one-time payment, meaning that the IBU will not refund it irrespective of the outcome of the application process. However, should the applicant be denied, it will not have to pay the fee again when submitting another application to try and make up for the shortcomings of the first one.

GUIDELINES ON HOW TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION TO IBU PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP

If any questions, please contact Nicole.Denkstein@ibu.at