The 10th annual Archery World Cup is officially underway. Archers from across the world are now in Shanghai for the first stage of the international competition. From China, shooters will travel to Antalya, Turkey; Wroclaw, Poland; Medellin, Colombia; and end in Mexico City, Mexico, for the Archery World Cup Final.
“There is a real sense of excitement building ahead of this year’s Archery World Cup season,” World Archery President Ugur Erdener said. “Every year brings something unique, but this year is particularly special as it is the 10th anniversary of the Archery World Cup, a project we began in 2006 as part of our first Archery World Plan. That strategy, which aimed to make archery an important Olympic sport, was a success.”
The Archery World Cup was launched in 2006 to give archers an international platform for competition, and participation has grown each year.
The international setting will take on added significance in Copenhagen; the World Archery Championships held there in July act as the main qualifying event for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. There are already 647 preliminary entries representing 94 nations.
For more information on World Archery or the Archery World Cup, visit worldarchery.org.
