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.
Watching the denouement of the Antalya World Cup, live just off the beach (the finals venue has moved a few feet), I was struck by the drive and talent of the Chinese recurve teams, who both made the recurve finals. Far more vocal and expressive than previous Chinese teams, who were the model of composure, it appeared from the press coverage that they were becoming rather more engaged and connected athletes, in contrast to the rather insular squads of the past. Almost no Chinese archers have been seen on the international circuit for years, and near total silence from their communications department hasn’t helped. It might be worth remembering that for years you could get almost no information out of any of the Korean athletes or coaches, and they were…
GIBSON, NOZIGLIA NAMED AS BEST ATHLETES OF 2022 Great Britain’s Ella Gibson was named as the best of 2022 by World Archery, in a televised ceremony ahead of the finals at the first stage of the 2023 Hyundai Archery World Cup in Antalya, Türkiye (see p43). Gibson had an exceptional year in which she won all three stages of the international circuit she competed in, taking gold at the World Games and finishing as runner-up at her first Hyundai Archery World Cup Final to Sara Lopez. Gibson was confirmed as the winner in both the compound women’s category award and for the overall trophy, which was presented for the first time in a decade. In 2023, she also won individual women’s compound at the European Grand Prix at Lilleshall (see…
The board of Archery GB has appointed Ruth Hall as its new chief executive, starting in May 2023. Hall joins from Sport England’s National Outdoor Centre. She arrives at Archery GB with 15 years’ executive leadership experience, four years of it in the sports industry. She has also served on the boards of several companies and holds various board positions, including with Canoe Wales, the national governing body for paddle sport in the Principality. She replaces Neil Armitage, who was in the role from 2016 but left Archery GB, somewhat hurriedly, last year. “I’m delighted to be joining Archery GB at such an important time for the organisation.” said Hall. “I’m really looking forward to working with the senior leadership team, to build on the strong foundations throughout the organisation,…
A new performance facility is being constructed by Sport England at Lilleshall National Sports Centre to combine both indoor and outdoor ranges on one site. The facility will be used by Olympic and Paralympic archers, as well as Pathway development athletes and the national compound squad. Funding for the £3.6 million project comes from Sport England, with additional support from UK Sport. Archery GB’s membership money will not be used for the facility and plans are being made for the new centre to benefit the sport in areas such as training camps, education and development opportunities. The facility will include an indoor shooting range of 70m, an outdoor shooting range of 70m x 40m, changing rooms, office and |social spaces and other workspaces. The site will haveaccessiblecarparkingandtoilets, as well as…
Scottish production company QTV has announced its sponsorship of promising young archer Cameron Radigan in support of his qualification campaign for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Radigan, 20, who is from Galston, Ayrshire, has risen quickly through the ranks of para-archery since joining Archery GB’s World Class Programme in late 2021. He has already represented the British Senior Para team at international events and won medals at the European Para Archery and World Para Archery Championships. QTV is partnered with World Archery, as the company that delivers the live televised events on the outdoor circuit each year. Their CEO, Jack McGill, first met Radigan at the Team Scotland Awards night in 2019 and was impressed by his story. “When it transpired he was an archer, we thought ‘how coincidental…
Homo sapiens who migrated to Europe 54,000 years ago may have introduced archery techniques to the Continent, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Researchers examined stone points and artefacts discovered at the Grotte Mandrin, a vaulted rock shelter directly overlooking the middle valley of the Rhône River in France, where they found evidence of bow hunting. “We’ve shown that the earliest known Homo sapiens to migrate into Neanderthal territories had mastered the use of the bow,” said Laure Metz, an archaeologist at Aix-Marseille University in France. Although no bows were found at the site, previous discoveries of stone and bone points suggest that bow-and-arrow hunting originated in Africa around 60,000 to 80,000 years ago. The findings also indicate that Homo sapiens visited Grotte Mandrin 56,800 years ago,…
