BOARD MEETING IN ROME

The Executive Board meeting was held in Rome (Italy) on 15-16th April. It was kindly hosted by the Italian Archery Federation. The meeting had a long agenda, the main decisions about the calendars are listed below.

EXECUTIVE BOARD AGENDA

0.0 Agenda
1.0 Report by the President
2.0 Last Council Meeting minutes approval
3.0 Budget
- 3.1 Budget 2022 general accounts updated
- 3.1.1 Budget charges 2022
- 3.1.1.1 Budget Products 2022
- 3.2 Final Report 2022 by the Treasurer
- 3.2.1 Final Report 2022 by the Auditor
- 3.3 Budget 2023
- 3.3.1 Budget products and charges 2023
- 3.3.2 Budget 2023 General accounts updated
4.0 European competitions
- 4.1 Opening of the bids for 2025-26 European competitions – Field and 3D rotation
- 4.2 Calendar of 2024 events
- 4.3 TD appointments at 2024 events and TDs’ uniform
- 4.4 2023 European Indoor Championship in Samsun costs and reimbursement
- 4.5 2024 European Youth Ch in ROU change of venue
- 4.6 Bid for 2025 E.Indoor Ch in Samsun received from TUR
- 4.7 Bid for 2026 E.Indoor Ch in Samsun received from TUR
- 4.8 Bid for 2026 E.Outdoor Ch in Antalya received from TUR
- 4.9 Bid for 2026 E.Youth Ch in Arnhem received from NED
- 4.10 Bid for 2025 E.Indoor Ch in Sofia or Plovdiv received from BUL
- 4.11 Bid for 2026 E.Indoor Ch in Sofia or Plovdiv received from BUL
5.0 Grand Prix
- 5.1 Bid for 2025 Grand Prix in Antalya received from TUR
- 5.1.1 Bid for 2025 Grand Prix in Arnhem received from NED
- 5.1.2 Bid for 2025 Grand Prix in Sofia or Plovdiv received from BUL
- 5.2 Bid for 2026 Grand Prix in Antalya received from TUR
- 5.2.1 Bid for 2026 Grand Prix in Sofia or Plovdiv received from BUL
- 5.3 Last version of the rules to be published
- 5.4 TD Final Report Lilleshall Grand Prix by Arnoud Strijbis
6.0 Youth Cup
- 6.1 TD Inspection Report Youth Cup 1st leg in Catez by Wolfgang Halvax
- 6.2 Bid for 2025 Youth Cup in Arnhem received from NED
- 6.3 Bid for 2025 Youth Cup in Sofia or Ruse received from BUL
- 6.4 Bid for 2026 Youth Cup in Sofia or Ruse received from BUL
7.0 Para Archery
- 7.1 Nove Mesto Para Cup 1st leg TD Inspection Report by Hilda Gibson
- 7.1.1 Proposal – Retention of 30 Euro capitation fee from Para Archery Cup leg 1st for Finals
- 7.2 Rotterdam Para Ch. contract (WAREOS and double registration)
- 7.3 Rotterdam TD Inspection Report by Dominique Ohlmann
- 7.4 Nove Mesto Para Cup Finals TD Inspection Report by Dominique Ohlmann
8.0 Judges Committee
- 8.1 WAE Judges Conference
- 8.3 Approval of the European Games Jury of Appeal
- 8.4 WA Youth Judges in WAE
9.0 Projects submitted to WA
- 9.1 Para Archery Development
- 9.2 Run Archery Project
- 9.3 WAE Judge Conference
- 9.4 Youth Cup Organization and new participants
- 9.5 Strategic Plan development
- 9.6 Continental Training camp for Youth in Europe (O.S. funding)
- 9.7 Ianseo advanced course (WA)
10.0 Run Archery
- 10.1 Run Archery TD Inspection Visit by Dominique Ohlmann
- 10.2 Bid from Archery GB for Run Archery Cup 2024
11.0 Club Team Cup
- 11.1 Bid from TUR for Club Teams Cup 2025 in Antalya
- 11.2 Bid from TUR for Club Teams Cup 2026 in Antalya
- 11.3 Bid from BUL for Club Teams Cup 2025 in Plovdiv or Ruse
- 11.4 Bid from BUL for Club Teams Cup 2026 in Plovdiv or Ruse
12.0 European Games 2023
- 12.1 List of proposed wild cards to EOC
- 12.2 List of allocated quota
13.0 WAE Web Media Responsible – presentation and contract
14.0 Insurance
15.0 Next meeting date.

2024 CALENDAR

The host city of the 2024 European Indoor Championships in Croatia will be Varazdin, instead of Porec. The Championships will be run from 13 to 18 February 2024. Daniel Pavlov (BUL) was appointed as Technical Delegate.

The Youth Cup in Sofia, BUL, will be held from 15 to 21 April. Maria Kyrillopoulou (GRE) was appointed as Technical Delegate.
The Grand Prix in Arnhem, NED, will be held on 6-11 May. Maya Shalaby (SLO) was named as Technical Delegate and Darko Uidl (CRO) as Mentor.
The European Para Archery Championships will be held on 20-26 May in Rome, ITA. Arnoud Strijbis was appointed as Technical Delegate.
WAE Congress 2024 will be held on 2 June in Essen, GER, at the eve of the European Outdoor Championships scheduled on 3-9 June. Eva Thesen was appointed as TD.
Para World Ranking Event in Nove Mesto, CZE, will be held from 22 to 30 June. Rolf Volungholen (SWE) was appointed as Technical Delegate and Hilda Gibson (GBR) as Mentor.
The host city of the European Youth Championships in Romania will be Poiesti, instead of Bucharest. The Championships will be held on 8-15 July. Endre Vik Larsen (NOR) was appointed as Technical Delegate with Daniel Pavlov as Mentor.
The European Club Teams Cup will be held on 5-6 October in Ruse, BUL. Marco Carpignano was appointed as Technical Delegate.
The European Run Archery Cup will be held on 12-13 October in Nottingham, GBR. Dominique Ohlmann was appointed as Technical Delegate.
The 2024 European 3D Championships is still opened for bidding.

The following events were allocated in 2025 and 2026:

2025 CALENDAR

WAE 2025 Indoor Championships was allocated to Turkish Archery Federation and will be held in Samsun, TUR, from 17 to 23 February
WAE 2025 Grand Prix – first leg was allocated to Turkish Archery Federation and will be held in Antalya, TUR, on 22-27 April
WAE 2025 Youth Cup was allocated to Bulgarian Archery Federation and will be held in Sofia, BUL; in May.
WAE 2025 Grand Prix was allocated to The Netherlands Archery Federation and will be held in Arnhem – NED on 21-27 July (dates to be confirmed)
WAE 2025 Youth Cup was allocated to The Netherlands Archery Federation and will be held in Arnhem – NED on 28 July – 2 August (dates to be confirmed)
WAE Club Teams Cup was allocated to Turkish Archery Federation and will be held in Antalya, TUR, on 4-5 October.

The following 2025 events are still opened for bidding:

European Para Archery Cup Circuit (May/June)
European Para Archery Cup Circuit August/Sep
European Para Archery Cup Final (September)
European Field Championships (September)
European Run Archery Cup (10-12 October)

2026 CALENDAR

WAE 2026 Indoor Championships was allocated to Bulgarian Archery Federation and will be held in Sofia, BUL, from 16 to 21 February
The 2026 Youth Cup was allocated to Bulgarian Archery Federation and will held in Sofia on April or May.
WAE 2026 Grand Prix was allocated to Turkish Archery Federation and will be held in Antalya, TUR, on 20-26 April
2026 European Outdoor Championships was allocated to Turkish Archery Federation and will be held in Antalya, TUR, on 25-31 May.
WAE Congress 2026 was scheduled on 24 May in Antalya, TUR.
2026 European Youth Championships was allocated to The Netherlands Archery Federation and will be held in Arnhem – NED on on 20-26 July
WAE Club Teams Cup was allocated to Bulgarina Archery Federation and will be held in Ruse, BUL, on 3-4 October.

The following 2026 events are still opened for bidding: