As part of the ‘Chasing the Dream’ campaign, Archery GB has launched a search for female recurve para-archers that have the potential to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Applications to be assessed for potential close on 3 March 2014, and either…
Recruitment Drive
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WA President Elected to International Olympic Committee Executive Board
Professor Ugur Erdener, president of World Archery, was elected to the board of the International Olympic Committee at the 126th IOC session in Sochi. The only other World Archery president to have been awarded a place on the IOC board…
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70m – and new 50m – Leagues open!
The Bow International 70m League officially opened for 2014 on 1 January, and the first few scores have already been posted by some hardy individuals braving the weather. Completely free to use, it’s entirely internet-based, so you can connect with…
Tagged with: 2013, 2014, 50m, 50m League, 70m, 70m League, Bow International, competition, compound
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Huston BOA Athlete of the Year
Patrick Huston, World Youth Championships winner in individual and mixed team recurve categories, was nominated as Archery GB’s British Olympic Association athlete of the year. Introduced in 2005, the award allows Olympic sports governing bodies to nominate athletes who they…
WA Athletes of the Year
Compound archers Martin Damsbo and Erika Jones have been named as World Archery’s athletes of the year. Martin Damsbo achieved medals at World Cup stages before winning the individual grand final in Paris, and collected team gold with Denmark at…
Brown appeal accepted
Danielle Brown is due to have her disability classification re-assessed. The archer, who was not classified as a para-athlete under World Archery’s new rules brought in last November, has had her appeal accepted by World Archery and will be re-tested…
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European Archery Festival
With two stages of the Indoor World Cup down and two left to go, it was all to play for going into the competition at Telford. Jean-Charles Valladont extended his lead at the top of the men’s recurve rankings by…
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Easton launch new target website
Easton has launched a new target-archery dedicated section on its website. Featuring details on Easton’s entire target product lineup, as well as tips and tricks from the pro-staff team, it also features a dealer locator to find your nearest one.…
ATA Highlights: Axcel Sights
A new carbon sight has been launched for 2014 from Axcel. Based on the Achieve aluminium model, it will feature the same cutouts to the extension bar to minimise the effect of wind drag, and after receiving shooter feedback on…
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ATA Highlights: Win and Win
Win and Win have launched a new riser. The Rapido will be the first all-carbon riser from Win and Win that is aimed at a lower price point, making it suitable for intermediate archers who want to shoot an all-carbon…