Will we see compound archery in the Olympics, and if so when? It is a common question in archery circles, and is entirely understandable from the perspective of compound shooters that see almost all modern competitions allowing multiple bowstyles. Yet…
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Compound in the Olympics: will it ever happen?
Tagged with: bow, bowstyles, competition, compound, IOC, london 2012, los angeles 2028, mixed team, olympics, paris 2024, recurve, Tokyo 2020, world archery, World Games
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Bow proposes: a radical audience-grabbing idea!
Occasionally here at Bow International, we like to do a bit of blue sky thinking about the future of the sport… There has been speculation for many years about how archery could develop new formats, usually with the goal of…
Tagged with: archery, archery gb, athleticism, audience, blue sky thinking, bow, eight seconds, events, field, formats, head-to-head, IOC, medal, mixed team, olympics, pj deloche, shot cycle, sophie dodemont, speed, speed shooting, sport, strategy, Tokyo 2020, Tom Dielen, tournaments, trad, TV, twenty20, world cup
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Records fall across the board
Mike Schloesser has broken his own world record for the 50m compound round. Mike, nicknamed “Mister Perfect” after his unbeatable perfect score of 600 for the indoor 18m round, shot 717 out of a possible 720 at the first stage…
Tagged with: european championships, mike schloesser, mixed team, nottingham, Shanghai, Team USA, word records, world cup
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Mixed teams in Tokyo?
World Archery is putting forward bids to include a mixed team event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The motion was agreed at a meeting of the federation’s executive board in Nottingham, UK, and will be put forward to the…
Tagged with: archery, International Olympic Committee, IOC, mixed team, Olympic Agenda Impact 2020, olympics, Tokyo 2020, world archery
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