Tag: world archery
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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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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;…
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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,…
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Key facts and numbers after each competition
London – GBR August 03, 2012: Key facts from men’s archery individual event:OH Jin Hyek (KOR) became the first Olympic gold medallist from Asia in the men’s individual event in archery. • Coming into these Olympic Games, archers from Asia had won seven medals in this event, but never a gold. • OH won Korea…
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OH grabs Korea’s first men’s Olympic gold
London – GBR, August 03, 2012: OH Jin Hyek ended Korea’s wait for a men’s individual Olympic title with a stunning display to defeat Japan’s Takaharu FURUKAWA 7-1 in the final at Lord’s on Friday. DAI Xiaoxiang (CHN) won the bronze medal after a victory over Rick VAN DER VEN (NED) in a shoot-off. Despite…
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Korea claims second gold, Mexico makes history
London – GBR, August 03, 2012: KI Bo Bae has returned the women’s individual archery gold medal to Korea after edging a one-arrow shoot-off with Mexico’s Aida ROMAN at Lord’s on Thursday. Fellow countrywoman Mariana AVITIA gave her country a second historical medal, winning bronze over USA’s five-time Olympian Khatuna LORIG. KI, the top seed…
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Korea win seventh successive women’s team gold
London – GBR, July 29, 2012: Korea once again showed they are invincible as a team as they took gold in the women’s event for the seventh successive time by beating China 210-209 at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday. The Koreans have ruled this event since it was introduced at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games.…
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Unfancied Italy beat USA in final to win team gold
London – GBR, July 28, 2012: Olympic Archery, Italy, silver medallists at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, went one better as they beat world No. 1 USA 219-218 to win the gold medal in the men’s team event at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday. Michele FRANGILLI (ITA) needed a 10 to clinch it and the…
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Antalya hosts Archery World Cup for the seventh time
Lausanne – April 27, 2012: Hosting its seventh edition of a World Cup stage from 1-6 May 2012, Antalya is a true grand slam of archery. With 382 athletes and 156 officials registered from 49 countries, the Stage 2 of the Archery World Cup 2012 will be one of the largest ever. This year the…
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SHIBUYA, new partner of World Archery
Lausanne, Feb 27, 2012: Philipp KNALL, The Japanese manufacturer SHIBUYA Archery has signed an agreement with World Archery to become one of their Development Fund Partners. SHIBUYA is well-known among archery competitors in particular for their line of target sights. They have had also produced many other accessory items such as stabilisers, plunger buttons, recurve…