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Bow was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks in Tokyo as accredited press for the Olympics. Unfortunately, we couldn’t extend that run to the Paras. Like many people, we were looking forward to watching the competition from home, whether that involved staying up late or catching up early – whatever it entailed. At the previous two Paralympics, full multi-camera edited coverage was simply not available – as in, the cameras and TV trucks were not there. This time, things would be different. We thought. Channel 4 had got the rights and went hell-for-leather promoting its Paralympics coverage, even going so far as to promise unequivocally that ‘all sports’ would be shown on its website. It was not to be. In the end, the viewer had a choice of…
An San, the reigning Olympic champion, has decided to skip the World Cup Final, due to be held in Yankton, South Dakota, after the conclusion of the World Archery Championships. An won the place awarded automatically to Olympic champions. Though she will compete at the championships in the same venue one week prior, An has opted to leave after that tournament along with the rest of the Korean delegation. “I appreciate very much the invitation, and I am so proud to be Olympic champion. However, I didn’t shoot any stages of the World Cup, and I would like to give this spot to someone who did,” An said. “After a very intense season, I’m excited to give my all at the world championships and then take a rest.” Ana Vazquez,…
Following a review of the 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships, scheduled to take place in India before the 2022 Commonwealth Games, a decision has been made to cancel the event. This apparently comes after careful consideration of several factors, including the continued uncertainty created by the ongoing pandemic. As detailed in Bow 139, the additional ‘sidecar’ competition, which awarded full Commonwealth medal status, was added to the programme following pressure from India and after extensive politicking. The decision was taken by Commonwealth Games India (CGI) Executive Board with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). CGF president Dame Louise Martin DBE said: “We are disappointed that the 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships will no longer take place; however, this is the right decision to take in the…
Bryony Pitman and Conor Hall won gold in the mixed team event at the European Field Championships, held in Pore?, Croatia, in September. In total, 191 archers from 22 countries competed at the competition, which included senior and junior categories in recurve, compound and barebow. Pitman and Hall shot in the recurve mixed team matches where in their semi-finals they beat Slovenia 82-81. In the gold-medal final, they shot 74 to France’s 72 to take the title. Bayley Sargeant and Chris White took on Italy in the compound mixed gold-medal final where they tied on 84 points each. In the shoot-off, GB’s 10 was not enough to beat Italy’s 12, giving GBR a silver medal. In the women’s junior recurve team match, Sinead Byrne, Kathryn Morton and Louisa Piper beat…
Barebow has been officially added to the programme of the European Indoor Championships, which have now been made annual, after changes to the calendar were approved by delegates at World Archery Europe’s remote congress. Europe is now the only continent to host a physical championship for the indoor discipline. The change was decided at World Archery Europe’s remote congress, held online in June. French archery federation president Jean-Michel Cleroy and Dutch secretary general Arnoud Strijbis were made members of the World Archery Europe executive board, while Hilda Gibson and Darko Uidl were re-elected to the body. Vladimir Esheev, Olympic bronze medallist in 1988, was re-appointed the first vice-president.…
Three-time Paralympic champion Zahra Nemati has been named as one of the six newly elected members of the International Paralympic Committee’s athletes’ council, due to serve for three years until the next Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024. “Athletes with disabilities are capable individuals who laugh in the face of world challenges,” she told paralympic.org. “I want to be a loud voice of these strong individuals in the International Paralympic Committee and all around the world.” The International Paralympic Committee previously recognised Nemati with its ‘next-generation leader’ award on International Women’s Day for using her voice and platform to demonstrate what women with impairments can achieve. Nemati won her third consecutive individual gold medal in the recurve women’s event at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and is already known for…
