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…
Tokyo is about to host the largest and most diverse archery competition in the sport’s long Paralympic history. Despite the pandemic, cancelled or delayed qualifying events, and myriad travel restrictions, 140 para athletes from 42 countries will compete for nine Paralympic gold medals in the archery arena at Yumenoshima Archery Park, same venue that was…
After the victory of the Youth Cup Circuit 2021 by countries, Turkey take also the first place in the final medal standings by nations in the Bucharest leg, thanks to 20 medals (12 golds, 6 silvers and 2 bronzes) in front of Germany and France. Caroline LOPEZ (FRA) in Recurve Cadet Women and Emircan HANEY…
After the two legs of the European Youth Cup 2021, now we know all the Circuit winners. For the individual, the total comes from the sum of the qualification points shot in the two stages. In the Compound division Turkey dominates all classes except cadet women, while in Recurve is France the best nation, with…
After the first leg in Catez (SLO), in May, it’s time for the second stage of European Youth Cup Circuit 2021 in Bucharest (ROU). 168 young archers coming from 16 countries are ready to compete in Recurve and Compound divisions, Cadet and Junior classes (men and women). A five-days competition starting on Monday August 2…
Mete Gazoz has won Turkey’s first-ever Olympic archery medal – and it’s gold. The 22-year-old beat veteran Italian Mauro Nespoli in a five-set final, delivering back-to-back 10s with his final arrows to secure the victory. I’m feeling great. It’s amazing to be here, it’s amazing to have a gold medal at the Olympics. After 2016, after Rio, I promised…
Lucilla Boari became the first woman from Italy to win an Olympic archery medal on Friday at Tokyo 2020, defeating Mackenzie Brown of the USA, 7-1, to capture bronze in the women’s individual event and wipe away some of the bad memories of her fourth-place finish in the team event at Rio 2016. I made history today. It’s like carpe diem….
