Happy 2017
First let me start by wishing all of you a fantastic new year. After the archery craze of last year I hope this one will be even crazier. With four world Cups plus a final, three world championships, World Games and some European championships (indoor and field) I feel my wish for another crazy one is granted. I cannot wait for things to come. Will the Koreans continue to dominate or will someone else step up? I don’t dare making any...
Making the switch
Crystal Gauvin is no stranger to the World Cup circuit; she has been consistently in contention at the top of the women’s compound division for the last few years. Currently ranked second in the world, she decided to make the switch to recurve. We asked her about the good, the bad and the ugly side of doing so. I think everyone knows making the switch from compound to recurve isn’t an easy one. However, in my journey from a...
And then there was Kim Woojin
With an incredible score of 700 points Kim Woojin (KOR) broke the four year old record, set by his fellow country men Im Dong Hyun in London 2012, and topped the leader board after the ranking round. Kim Woojin showing he is still #1 With a few men exchanging the lead after the first few ends it could be anyones record. However as the Woojin train got going he took the lead once again and never looked back. Kim Woojin had previously...
Olympic Debutant Captures European Youth Title
Spain’s Adriana Martin beat Bryony Pitman in the recurve junior women’s final, 7-3. “In just one season, I’ve achieved nearly more than in all my years of shooting,” said Adriana. “I’ve always had good results but never won a medal especially not a gold.” Martin qualified third at the 2016 European Youth Archery Championships in Bucharest, two spots behind another Rio-bound junior archer in Yasemin Anagoz, from Turkey, pictured...
All for one and all for the Koreans
At the biggest and hottest World Cup ever (so far) in Antalya, Turkey, there was a lot at stake for many nations. It was a week of joy for some and tears for many, announced retirements and a great display of archery by the Korean athletes. Here are some photos and facts to summon up the week. Colombian Sara Lopez keeps her winning streak Being the longest number one seed in the history of the World Cups and probably with the longest...
Posterboy wins European Champs
At the 2016 European Archery Championships in Nottingham, England, reigning World Archery Field Champion JC Valladont put in a determined performance to oust 16-year-old Mete Gazoz. The podium for the finals was situated at Old Market Square in the city centre in Nottingham and was packed for recurve Sunday. Both JC and Mete shot two 10s and a nine to open the match. While Mete kept the same score in the second set, JC shot one point...
