Delegates at the World Archery’s 54th congress, in Yankton (USA), have unanimously ratified the federation’s updated mission and vision statements, which were previously accepted by the executive board. The new approach has three key pillars: member services, events and promotion. Development, previously a standalone department, now becomes an organisational-wide focus. In partnership with member associations…
Two events in a row for Italy, top nation also in the final medal standings of European Field Championships with 26 medals (13 golds, 6 silvers and 7 bronzes); Sweden is second (11 medals) and Great Britain is third (6 medals). Also in Porec (CRO) were assigned the first-ever MixedTeam Field continental titles: Recurve Junior…
It is with great sadness that World Archery Europe was informed of the passing of Trudy Medwed, past Austrian Archery Federation President, WAE and World Archery Council member. World Archery Europe sends to her family the sincerest condolences.
The Invitation Package for the European Run-Archery Cup 2021, in Nove Mesto nad Metuji (CZE) (8-10 October), is published. Check the event page.
After the Grand Prix in March, Porec (SLO) is ready to host also the European Field Championships 2021. Many of the archers just moved directly from the 3D Champs in Maribor of last week, to be ready on the Croatian woods for a 6-days competition that will award new European Champions and also assign the…
Italy confirms its first place in the final medal standings by nations after three years with a total of 12 medals (4 golds, 3 silvers and 5 bronzes), in front of Austria (7) and Sweden (5). At the end of a great archery week in beautiful woods of Maribor we can celebrate new 3D…
The RPC’s Margarita Sidorenko and Kirill Smirnov beat a pair from Italy to the recurve mixed team title in a tiebreak, winning a battle of surprise finalists as the archery competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games were brought to a close. We’re extremely happy. It’s hard to say anything, we don’t understand what happened yet. said Sidorenko. Smirnov added: It’s so hard to…
David Drahoninsky has regained the title of Paralympic Champion, which he first won in 2008, after a thrilling W1 men’s final against Nihat Turkmenoglu under the floodlights in Yumenoshima Park at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. I did what I promised to my father. I think he sees me now and is very proud of me. I’m very, very happy…
Great Britain’s Phoebe Pine shot the last arrow that she needed, an eight, to beat Maria Zuniga of Chile, 134-133, and take compound women’s gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. I kind of feel like I’m living in an out-of-body experience, it hasn’t quite sunk in yet. Everybody says the same thing, it means the world, but it really…
It’s the official practice day in Maribor (SLO) at the European 3D Championships 2021. The event originally planned for 2020 was postponed due to the pandemic situation, but now the 218 archers, from 22 countries, are ready to set up their bows and arrows. A 5-days competition to celebrate the European Champions in the four…
