The French international Pierre Plihon opens up to Bow. Interview by Mimi Landström “How did I spend lockdown? In my apartment. Luckily I was able to put a target at 2m in my living room. And I had my dog!” …
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Interview: Pierre Plihon
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Team Bhutan: on the road to 2020
Eight months after Sally Park took over in the Land Of The Thunder Dragon, how are the team progressing? The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan has archery deeply woven into its history and culture. Most Bhutanese archery takes place on…
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Ladies First on Netflix now!
Incase you missed it, the Deepika Kumari documentary has finally been released on Netflix, so you can watch in the comfort of your own home!
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Huston wins Rio spot
Patrick Huston secured Great Britain’s first archery place at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro at the Continental Qualifying Tournament held alongside the European Outdoor Championships in Nottingham from 23-29 May. The format was similar to that of…
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Spots Secured
British archers have secured another spot at the Rio 216 Paralympic Games at a Continental Qualifying Tournament held during the European Para-Archery Championships in France. Nathan MacQueen won the silver medal – and a quota place – in men’s compound.…
World Cup celebrates 10 years!
The World Archery World Cup is celebrating its 10th year in existence in this 2015 outdoor season. The event, which tours iconic locations across the globes for its stages and grand final, was started in 2006 as part of the…
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Rio 2016: first ticket news
If you were thinking of heading to Rio in two years’ time, World Archery has announced that archery could be one of the cheaper sports to get into. It is expected that tickets for the elimination rounds will cost as…
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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UK to host 2016 European Outdoor Championships
Archery GB, the governing body for archery in Great Britain, has won the bid to host the European Outdoor Championships in 2016. Nottingham City Council and Nottingham University partnered UK Sport and Archery GB in putting forward the bid, and…
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GB archers funding blow
Four Olympic archers have lost their full-time funding following a near 20 per cent funding cut by UK Sports
Tagged with: alan wills, archery gb, european championships, larry godfrey, naomi folkard, olympics, rio 2016, sara symington, simon terry, uk sports, world championships
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