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Mrs Trudy Medwed was unanimously re-elected as President of the Austrian Archery Federation (OBSV). Congratulations!

The EMAU Continental Judge Seminar was held in Wiesbaden from 28 to 30 October 2011. The Seminar was a great success and was well organized by Deutcher Schutzenbund in its headquarters. The Judges Committee Members, Pol Ney, Jean Martens and Victor Stanescu, were the Lecturers. The seminar presentations covered all aspects of outdoor target archery,…

The Italian Paralympic Committee has named Oscar De Pellegrin as flag bearer of the Italian delegation at the Paralympic Games in London. Oscar De Pellegrin was born in Belluno (Italy) in 1963, from Barcellona 92 he partecipated in five editions of the Paralympic Games winning one gold medal and 5 bronze medals in two different…

Archery was struck down by a deep mourning for the passing away of Mr Francois de Massary, founder and Honorary President of EMAU and former Vice President of World Archery. He played a leading role in the development and promotion of Archery in France and through Europe. Mr Francois de Massary founded EMAU in 1988,…

In a common project with EMAU, World Archery, Olympic Solidarity, European NOCs, CNOSF and the French Archery Federation, a major project was proposed to European Member Associations and implemented in 2011 and 2012. The principle of this project was to teach archery coaches, with a good experience at level 2 (upon 3), how to train…

May 2012 at the eve of the XX European Archery Championships, the 13th EMAU Congress took place in Amsterdam. Delegates of 40 countries participated to that worthwhile and historical Congress. It was voted at a large majority to change the name of the European Continental Union, from EMAU to World Archery Europe (WAE). During the…

(As per World Archery Communication, from WA website) World Archery informs that the rule on the instinctive bow has been modified with immediate effect. The way the rule was written prevented many existing bows that were intended to be used in events from being no longer allowed or it was left to the interpretation of…

At the end of the European Indoor Championships, this is the final Medal Standings: 1° – UKRAINE            (5 G + 1 B = 6) 2° – NETHERLANDS    (3 G + 1 S + 1 B = 5) 3° – RUSSIA              (2 G +…

It is great sadness that World Archery Europe was informed of the passing of Mr. Michel Adnet at the age of 67. He passed away on 3rd March during the night. He was Vice President of the French Archery Federation and he was elected, during the WAE Congress in 2012, member of the WAE 3D…

In September two important Archery Run competitions will be held in Germany and in Netherlands. Run-Archery is a very dynamic sport and especially suited for promotion means and/or to offer as a school sport . It  is becoming more and more popular. This format combines cross-country running with archery. The first competition will be held…