Tag: WA

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • World Archery Championships 2015

    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…

  • Partnership agreement with OlympAfrica

    Partnership agreement with OlympAfrica

    Lausanne (SUI), April 16, 2013: World Archery (WA) has signed a partnership agreement with OlympAfrica for the development of archery in Africa, especially for the youth. OlympAfrica is a foundation founded by the late HE Mr Juan Antonio SAMARANCH, former President of the International Olympic Committee. The foundation is supported by the International Olympic Committee;…

  • Archery listed among Olympic core sports by IOC

    Archery listed among Olympic core sports by IOC

    Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 13, 2013: Archery, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday that archery has been introduced to form part of the core sports for the 2020 Olympic Games. However the sport of wrestling faces being removed from the programme. The presentation and visibility of archery has developed dramatically over the last decade,…

  • Olympic archers are return to the world stage

    Olympic archers are return to the world stage

    Tokyo (JPN), Sept 20, 2012: VALENCIA, Olympic archers are return to the world stage to do battle, some to continue their summer of medal-winning performances, and others feeling they have something to prove. After three World Cup stages, the cream of the crop in archery has made its way to Tokyo for the Archery World Cup…

  • Paralympic records fall in the archery ranking

    Paralympic records fall in the archery ranking

    London – GBR, August 30, 2012: Three Paralympic records fell on the first day of archery at Royal Artillery Barracks despite terrible weather on the ranking range. Amid an onslaught of wind and rain, Russia and Great Britain delivered strong performances in closely fought men’s and women’s matches in the morning and afternoon sessions. In…

  • VALLADONT world champion at home!

    VALLADONT world champion at home!

    Val d’Isere – France, August 19, 2012: Jean-Charles VALLADONT (FRA) became the first recurve men world champion for France! Elena RICHTER (GER) won it in recurve women. Jesse BROADWATER (USA) got his first individual world title in compound men and so did Ivana BUDEN in compound women. The new barebow world champions are Sebastian JUANOLA…

  • 9th World University Championships ready to start

    9th World University Championships ready to start

    Lausanne – July 03, 2012: World University Championships, The 9th edition of the FISU World University Archery Championship will take place from 4-7 July in Cordoba, Spain. This competition will go on until 2016: from 2019 onwards archery will be a compulsory sport on the Universiade programme. Recurve Jean-Charles VALLADONT at the 2011 World Archery…

  • An Iraqi woman archer on the London shooting line

    An Iraqi woman archer on the London shooting line

    Lausanne (SUI), July 03, 2012: Iraqi woman archer, A female athlete from Iraq will compete in the archery event of the 2012 London Olympic Games. She obtained the Minimum Qualification Score just by the deadline. On 1 May 2012 Iraq had been selected by the Tripartite Commission to receive an Invitation Place for the women’s…