Bow International is the world's only specialist target archery print magazine, and within each issue you'll find news and reviews, new gear, technique, advice and tips; plus exclusive interviews from the world's greatest archers.
As we move into a new year, once again, the calendar ahead is looking decidedly impermanent. It’s still possible that disruption and even full lockdowns might be back once again, after a back-half of 2021 filled with relative freedom. Throughout the Covid era, which is rapidly approaching its second anniversary, I’ve consciously tried to avoid putting a lot of ‘pandemic-specific’ content in the magazine – because I thought you, dear reader, would be getting plenty of that elsewhere, and the point of a magazine appearing on your doormat is to inform and provide a bit of respite, to talk about doing things you actually enjoy. Nevertheless, the world has changed irrevocably in all kinds of ways, and it appears that Covid is here to stay with us for a while…
The South Korean city of Gwangju will host the World Archery Championships and congress in 2025. Gwangju, in the southwest of the country, was selected ahead of Madrid by ten votes to one at a meeting of the executive board. The competition will be held at the Gwangju International Archery Centre, which hosted the archery competitions at the Universiade in 2015, with a temporary arena next to the Asia Culture Centre for the finals. Gwangju will be part of next season’s international calendar, too, replacing Shanghai as the Asian leg of the archery World Cup in 2022, due to ongoing issue with travel restrictions in China. It will be the third time that Korea has hosted the championships, following editions in Seoul in 1985 and Ulsan in 2009. Gwangju has…
The individual bronze medallist at the 1972 Olympic Games, Emma Vasilyevna Gapchenko, has died at the age of 83. The Russian archer won three gold medals at the world championships in 1969–73, including the individual world title in 1971. She was European champion three consecutive times in the years 1970-1974, and apparently set 14 Soviet records and two world records. After retiring from competing, Gapchenko worked as an archery coach and archery judge. She is remembered as one of the biggest stars of her era.…
Regular Bow contributor and head of Third Eye Archery, Kristina Dolgilevica, is launching a unique, affordable remote coaching programme aimed exclusively at experienced barebow archers. Unlike other membership programmes, the Barebow PRO Team seek to unite a small diverse group of enthusiastic archers into a team and a community. The programme will be arranged on a monthly basis and feature specialist remote clinics, including individual performance analysis and full form video assessments. Every member will receive a one-off, limited edition Lionhart shooting shirt with their name to represent the PRO Team. For information, eligibility, application and fees contact: info@thirdeyearchery.com, quoting ‘Barebow PRO Team’.…
Barebows will now be included in the National Tour Finals competition in the UK in 2022, with the total competitors depending on numbers of entries at events. The British Rankings will start from the first world record status event of the year and will run through to mid-October, using the rolling ranking system. The best five results from a 12-month period will be used. Also, the UK Masters will stay in the same format as 2021 and will take place on the 4th and 5th of June. Invitations will be extended to the top 30 2021 AGB ranked archers, as well as all Master & Grand Master Bowmen. The date of the British Target Championships is moving to the weekend of 25 and 26 June for 2022 only, due to…
Paris 2024 has announced that the Seine will serve as the venue of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, with athletes set to travel in boats along a six-kilometre route during the spectacle. Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet, a three-time Olympian, said the objective was to make the Opening Ceremony open to everyone, with estimates predicting 10 times more spectators will be able to watch the event compared to a stadium ceremony. Many spectator areas will be free. Organisers say that the Seine will be transformed into a “runway for athletes”, with national delegations set to travel on around 170 boats down the river. The six-kilometre route would allow for a full 'immersion' into Paris, with landmarks including the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde featuring…
