April 2015 Archery Centres World Archery Office
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April 2015 Archery Centres World Archery Excellence Centre World Archery President laid the first stone of the World Archery Excellence Centre in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne on 9 April. IOC President Dr Thomas BACH, important persons from the Olympic Movement, and representatives from Federal, Cantonal and City authorities joined Prof Dr Ugur ERDENER at the ceremony. The Centre, currently under construction, is set to become a hub for the development of Olympic, elite and recreational archery worldwide. Read more: http://archy.re/1OuPdtl Fivics Centre Korean manufacturer – and development fund partner of World Archery – Fivics has opened first open archery centre in Korea – with facilities for recreational and casual archers, and an archery cafe. The opening ceremony of this innovative archery centre was held on 11 April. Besides hosting the company’s new offices and a conference room, the brand-new Fivics building also includes an equipment showroom and an Archery Cafe. Read more: http://archy.re/1bvttM3 Chinese Taipei A new, state-of-the-art facility has been opened in Chinese Taipei. The field, which is now the biggest dedicated to archery in the region, was funded in full by private sponsors. Tamsui, 40 minutes away from Taipei City and one of the most famous tourist destinations in the country, was chosen as the location of the facility. Much planning, development and construction later, the Tamsui centre was ready to host its first national event. On 18-20 March 2015, the finished venue welcomed over 1,500 athletes for competition. Read more: http://archy.re/1G9PtnL World Archery Office Goodbye Raheleh World Archery says goodbye to Raheleh AHADPOUR who is exploring new horizons at FIVB (Volleyball International Federation). World Archery thanks Raheleh for the three years she has spent working at the organisation. She started as intern working on several projects after she completed her AISTS masters before becoming member services coordinator in 2013. Raheleh worked with the event director on many events and was the staff member responsible for the Medical and Sport Sciences, Para Archery and Classification committees. Her tasks related to member services, events, WAREOS and para classification will be handled by Jae Kyung LEE, who is working for World Archery as an intern. Anything concerning illegal betting and match fixing, and the committees will be temporarily handled by the Secretary General. Membership applications should be directed to Deqa NIAMKEY. April 2015 World Archery Newsletter Page 2 Further information will follow on possible replacement. Raheleh has been hired by FIVB as project manager in the Beach Volleyball department. We wish her the best of luck in this new challenge. Copenhagen 2015 Congress Deadlines Object Deadline Distribution to all Members, the Executive Board, the Honorary Officers, the Board of Justice and Ethics and the Permanent Committees: The Congress Agenda; The Finance & Audit Board's report, the audited income and expenditure account and balance sheet, the financial programs and the Auditor's report; 5 May 2015 The Annual Report, including World Archery goals; The Motions, Proposals and Amendments, including comments by the relevant committees; The Permanent Committees' reports; The list of nominations for offices received by that date. Official Proxy to be sent to the World Archery Office 24 June 2015 Late nominations to be sent to the Secretary General (including athletes 3 July 2015 candidatures Congress Registration Registration for delegates is now open to World Archery member associations through the registration system at http://extranet.worldarchery.org/congress/ Member associations may register one voting delegate only, plus two accompanying delegates and one interpreter. Registered associations should contact the organising committee of the World Archery Championships and Congress to organise accommodation for the event. Read more: http://archy.re/1J2PNI5 Motion and Laws Motions and forms for Amendments for laws and Nominations for elections are available for download at http://archy.re/1xQLQVB. Elections The first deadline for nominations to World Archery official positions was 25 April. Applications received before this deadline will be added to the official Congress documents due to be sent to member associations on 5 May, whereas applications received after that date will be revealed at the opening of the Congress only. The list of nominations received by the deadline can be downloaded at http://archy.re/1Jv4abm and is as follows: NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICIAL POSITION OVERVIEW Last update: 27 april 2015 Name, First Name Member Association Presented by Date received First Vice-President (1 Position) Mr. Mario SCARZELLA ITA ITA 20.04.2015 Vice-President (1 Position) Mr. Philippe BOUCLET FRA FRA 13.04.2015 Executive Board (4 positions) Mr. Ibrahim ALDOSADI KSA KSA 22.04.2015 Mr. Philippe BOUCLET FRA FRA 13.04.2015 Mr. Jörg BROKAMP GER GER 19.03.2015 GBR / CAN / RSA / 23.04.2015 / 12.04.2015 / 20.04.2015 / Ms. Hilda GIBSON GBR IRL / NZL / MLT 23.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 Mr. Kotaro HATA JPN JPN 20.04.2015 Ms. Eva THESEN NOR NOR 30.03.2015 Mr. UM Sung-Ho KOR KOR 24.04.2015 Mr. Zhigang ZENG CHN CHN 23.04.2015 Board of Justice and Ethics (5 positions) Mr. John CHAPLIN AUS AUS 30.01.2015 Mr. Jean-Michel CLEROY FRA FRA 23.04.2015 Ms. Wenjin DONG CHN CHN 23.04.2015 Mr. KIM JinHo KOR KOR 24.04.2015 Mr. Klaus LINDAU GER GER 19.03.2015 ARG / CUB / DOM / 16.04.2015 / 20.04.2015 / 20.04.2015 / Mr. Estanislao OSORES SOLER ARG TTO / CAN / VEN 21.04.2015 / 22.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 Mr. Mohammad Ali SHOJAEI IRI IRI 14.02.2015 USA / CUB / TTO / 14.03.2015 / 20.04.2015 / 21.04.2015 / Mr. Martin SWANSON USA CAN / VEN / NZL 22.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 Constitution & Rules (3 positions) Mr. Giuseppe CINNIRELLA ITA ITA 20.04.2015 Ms. KIM Soonyung KOR KOR 24.04.2015 USA / CUB / DOM / 09.03.2015 / 20.04.2015 / 20.04.2015 / Mr. Mark MILLER USA CAN / TTO / VEN 21.04.2015 / 22.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 Mr. Lian WANG CHN CHN 23.04.2015 Field and 3D (3 positions) Mr. Cenneth AHLUND SWE SWE 18.03.2015 Ms. Hannah BROWN GBR GBR 23.04.2015 Ms. Catherine PELLEN FRA FRA 13.04.2015 Mr. Helmut POELL AUT AUT 23.04.2015 Mr. Mohammad Ali SHOJAEI IRI IRI 14.02.2015 Judges (3 positions) MLT / CAN / RSA / 20.04.2015 / 28.03.2015 / 20.04.2015 / Mr. Dion BUHAGIAR MLT GBR / AUS / NZL 23.04.2015 / 23.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 CUB / DOM / ECU / 15.04.2015 / 18.04.2015 / 18.04.2015 / Mr. Sergio FONT CUB TTO / CAN / VEN 21.04.2015 / 22.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 Ms. Yinan QU CHN CHN 23.04.2015 Mr. Morten WILMANN NOR NOR 15.04.2015 Coaches (3 positions) Mr. Kenneth BEARMAN GBR GBR 23.04.2015 Mr. KIM Hyung-Tak KOR KOR 24.04.2015 USA / CUB / TTO / 18.03.2015 / 22.04.2015 / 22.04.2015 / Mr. Kisik LEE USA CAN / ARG / DOM / 22.04.2015 / 22.04.2015 / 23.04.2015 / VEN 24.04.2015 Mr. Wietse VAN ALTEN ITA ITA 21.04.2015 Technical (1 position) Ms. Susanne WOMERSLEY AUS AUS 20.04.2015 Athletes (4 positions) USA / CUB / TTO / 30.03.2015 / 22.04.2015 / 22.04.2015 / Mr. Reo WILDE (CM) USA CAN / ARG / VEN / 22.04.2015 / 22.04.2015 / 24.04.2015 / DOM 23.04.2015 *Names, NOC Code and dates in italics were submitted after official deadline, and were not published before the Congress April 2015 World Archery Newsletter Page 4 Events Shanghai 2015 The team managers information booklet for the Archery World Cup 2015 Stage 1 in Shanghai has been released and can be downloaded from http://archy.re/1b6i7NV. The team managers meeting will take place at the Media Center on 1F Yuanshen Stadium on 5 May at 11h00. All team managers are requested to attend this meeting. Teams without team manager are requested to send one of their athletes to this meeting. Please read this document and bring it with you to the team managers meeting. Training Camp in Poland As a number of teams are planning to attend both the World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark and then proceed to the World Cup in Wroclaw, Poland, the local organising committee has decided to hold a training camp for member associations between the two events in Legnica, 70km from Wroclaw. Read more: http://archy.re/1JD91Y6 Registration Deadlines Events Preliminary Entries Final Entries Archery World Cup Stage 2 Antalya 2 March 2015 6 May 2015 World Archery Youth Championships 10 March 2015 19 May 2015 World Archery Championships 28 April 2015 5 July 2015 Archery World Cup Stage 3 Wroclaw 14 May 2015 21 July 2015 World Archery Para Championships 26 May 2015 2 August 2015 World Archery 3D Championships 1 June 2015 10 August 2015 Archery World Cup Stage 4 Medellin 10 June 2015 18 August 2015 IMPORTANT NOTE: Registration deadlines are set at 12:00 pm (midnight) Central European Time (UTC +1). Therefore, countries in the Americas, for example, should pay attention to the time in order not to miss the deadline. Bucharest 2015 European GP The second leg of the European Grand Prix will be held in July in Bucharest, Romania. Looking to attract more participants, the organising committee has already announced special prize money for individual medallists: gold – 500€, silver – 300€, bronze – 100€. www.romanian-archery.ro www.archeryeurope.org/index.php/events/2015-wae-events/gp2- bucharest www.facebook.com/events/450657851764827/ European Calendar 2017 World Archery Europe Executive Board meeting has just approved their 2017 events calendar as follows: 7-11 March: European Indoor Championships 16-20 May: European Grand Prix, 1st leg 11-15 July: European Grand Prix, 2nd leg 5-9 September: European Field Championships 23-24 September: European Club Team Cup April 2015 World Archery Newsletter Page 5 Spring Arrows The tournament held in memory of Kahraman Bagatir, former First Vice President of the Turkish Archery Federation, drew nearly 600 archers to Antalya on 3-5 April 2015.