Archer Charlotte Burgess, part of the team that competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, has been accepted on the ‘Athlete to Coach’ program. Run by UK Sport, the program is the first of its kind and aims to help top-level…
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New WA rules out soon
World Archery’s new rule book will be released on 17 March, and will come into effect on 1 April 2014. After the organisation’s 50th congress in Belek, Antalya, in 2013, several changes were decided upon that will enter the rule…
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Watch the World Indoors
The Indoor World Championships will be reaching a wider audience than any archery Indoor Championships before, as it will be broadcast live on World Archery’s YouTube channel, World Archery TV, starting on Friday 28 February with the team junior compound…
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Danielle Brown classification appeal unsuccessful
Danielle Brown has been classified as ‘not eligible’ to participate in Para-archery competitions, after an appeal she lodged against her original re-classification has not changed the outcome. The archer, who shoots using a perching stool, was re-classified after the Para-Archery…
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Recruitment Drive
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…
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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…
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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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