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.
Welcome to April! It feels like this year has flown past at 300 feet per second already. I mean, they’ve already picked the Korean national team, one of the more under-the-radar parts of the international archery calendar. It won’t surprise you to know they’re an exceptional bunch. This month we have Pete Hill sharing his wisdom about archery clubs, which is going to be the first in a series on tackling club problems. The short version: you may need to embrace technology a little more than previously. Stefan Tim, a bowyer from the Netherlands, is quietly doing something amazing with Japanese bows, and he shared his process with us along with some brilliant photos. Kristina Dolgilevica returns from foreign adventures to talk to us about follow-through, one of the most…
The London 2012 Olympic champion, Ki Bo Bae, has once again made the Korean national team, six years after she last appeared in the squad. The 35-year-old was selected after the usual March stage of the Korean national trials, where the top eight for each discipline – men and women, recurve and compound – are selected. Despite being absent from the front line of the sport since 2017, Ki remains one of the biggest sports stars in her home country and the appointment made headline news – especially after she previously claimed she was planning to retire last year. This does not mean she will automatically attend the major events scheduled this year; as usual in Korea there will be a further selection in April to decide the A and…
Paralympian Hazel Taylor has announced her retirement from para archery. Hazel, who competed at the Paralympics in Tokyo in 2021 under the name Hazel Chaisty, retires as the world number four in the recurve women’s open category. She said she was “looking forward to the next chapter in her life” after almost a decade in archery. The Derbyshire native has been struggling with injury for 18 months and started considering retirement after turning 50 last year. Hazel won a Paralympic place for GBR at the para worlds in Den Bosch in 2019, and cemented her spot for Tokyo after results on the international para circuit, where she often partnered with fellow recurve Dave Phillips.…
The French archery manufacturer Arc Système and the Chinese company Skylon have both become associate partners of World Archery for the 2023 season. The former was founded in 1989 by Philippe Barlet, who was then a member of the French Olympic team. The company is best known for its stabilisers and other accessories. French compound international PJ Deloche (pictured) has designed several products for them. Skyline, based in Shandong, China, produces all-carbon arrow shafts for all types of archery at many different price and performance points. They also make points and nocks. Both firms will support the delivery of development programmes worldwide.…
The squad that Great Britain will send to the first stage of the 2023 Hyundai Archery World Cup in Antalya has been announced. Ella Gibson, currently the world number one and who won three out of three stages of the international tour last year, will lead a three-member compound team. Meanwhile, Bryony Pitman will lead the recurve roster after winning in Antalya last year. Both archers made their debuts in the Hyundai Archery World Cup Final last season. “We are confident that we can build on our success from 2022 and that our women will be in the mix for medals all season,” said Jon Nott, the programme manager for ArcheryGB. No GBR compound men’s team will attend the first two stages. The British compound women’s team is currently ranked…
On the Indian team, Atanu Das (pictured) returns to the squad for this year’s major tournaments and the Asian Games, but his wife, former world number one Deepika Kumari, has missed the cut and will not be on the team this year. Atanu and Deepika had a baby daughter in December 2022. Atanu is joined by Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan in the recurve men’s squad, while Bhajan Kaur, Aditi Jaiswal, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur will represent the women’s team. The next chance for Deepika to return to the national side will come in January 2024, when open trials for the Olympic team will be held.…
