Tag: Prof Dr Ugur ERDENER

  • Archery World Cup into historic 10th season in 2015

    Lausanne, April 30, 2015: Over the past decade and thanks to the Archery World Cup, World Archery has seen the level of its international athletes increase as steadily as participation figures – and will hold its biggest World Archery Championships ever in the summer. The outdoor archery season will get underway in spectacular fashion next…

  • IOC President on Youth Olympic archery competition

    Nanjing, August 25, 2014: Thomas BACH visited the Nanjing 2014 girls’ archery finals and watched Chinese athlete LI Jiaman win gold in a one-arrow tiebreaker. “It was a fantastic competition,” said IOC President and Olympic Champion Thomas BACH, who was invited to witness the event by IOC Executive Board Member and World Archery President Prof…

  • 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…

  • Prof Dr Uğur ERDENER re-elected World Archery President

    Belek, Sept 29, 2013: The second day of the 50th World Archery Congress featured the election of the new President, in which Prof Dr Uğur ERDENER was the only candidate, and other important positions across World Archery’s governance. Prof Dr Uğur ERDENER was re-elected with 93 votes in favour and 2 votes against, reflecting the…

  • World Archery: an important Olympic sport

    FITA, Istanbul – Dec 19, 2011: Virtually on the eve of the London Games, World Archery is on its way to achieve its main goal: be internationally recognised as an important Olympic Sport. Such is the conclusion of the board meeting that was held in Istanbul on 17-18 December. The International Archery Federation Council (that…