Tag: archery
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Women’s winners for new Longines Prize for Precision
Antalya, June 12, 2014: After two stages of the 2014 Archery World Cup, World Archery has named the women’s winners of the new Longines Prize for Precision – Stage Awards. Mexican Olympic silver medallist Aida ROMAN won the recurve women’s award at the first Archery World Cup stage in Shanghai, before World Games Champion Erika…
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World Archery President joins ASOIF Council
Belek/Antalya (TUR), April 08, 2014: Prof Dr Ugur ERDENER was elected to the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations’ Council at the organisation’s annual general meeting. The World Archery President, who became an International Olympic Committee Executive Board member in February, will serve a three-year mandate on the ASOIF Council. He was elected unopposed to…
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Kia to partner World Archery through 2015
Lausanne, April 07, 2014: World Archery announces a two-year extension to its partnership with Kia Motors for sponsorship of Archery World Cup and other top international competitions. As one of the original partners of the Archery World Cup when it was launched in 2006, Kia Motors has supported each step of archery’s evolution to its…
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Deepika India’s sportsperson of 2013
Lausanne, Feb 17, 2014: Following a third consecutive silver medal at the Archery World Cup Final, Deepika KUMARI was named Sportsperson of the Year at the India Sport Awards. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist, who has over 200,000 followers on Facebook, picked up her first podium of the year in Shanghai before two last-8 finishes…
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DAMSBO pips SCHLOESSER to Male Athlete of the Year
Lausanne, Jan 20, 2014: Danish compound archer Martin DAMSBO won the 2013 World Cup Final in Paris before a team title at the World Championships and starting strong this indoor season. Voters decided it was a year worthy of World Archery’s 2013 Male Athlete of the Year title! The Athlete of the Year award expanded…
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WA names Erika JONES top female archer
Lausanne, Jan 13, 2014: Another highly-consistent World Cup season and double gold at the Cali World Games was enough to win USA compound archer Erika JONES the World Archery Female Athlete of the Year 2013 award, after she took 39% of the public vote. World Archery’s Athlete of the Year award expanded in 2013 to…
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Indoor archers set sights for Singapore
Lausanne, Dec 05, 2013: A record number of athletes from around the globe are heading to Singapore for the third year in a row for the Indoor Archery World Cup’s Asian leg to be held on 8-9 December 2013. This event is the city-state’s only annual open international individual archery tournament. The tournament previously started…
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Belek Antalya 2013 in facts and figures
Lausanne – Oct 10, 2013: The last arrow of the Belek, Antalya World Championships was shot two days ago, marking the conclusion of the 2013 senior outdoor season. The event was the most watched, followed and, in many ways, exciting yet. The 449 participating athletes came from 69 countries, of which 248 were men and…
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World Archery Championships 2015
Denmark – Copenhagen, Oct 08, 2013: World Archery Championships in Belek, Antalya in Turkey are well over and the World of Archery is now targeting the next World Championships in 2015. The capital of Denmark, Copenhagen will play host of these championships and the preparations are well underway. “Denmark has hosted in 2009 the Archery…
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LEBECQUE/DELOCHE Queen and King of Paris
Paris – Sept 21, 2013: Lebecque, Host country France upset the top team of the season Italy to win the gold medal of the compound mixed team event at the World Cup Final. The Italian pair made of Sergio PAGNI and Marcella TONIOLI was the favourite in this final. The current world champions enjoy shooting…