LISTINGS - Monday 14 December 2009
ARCHERY WORLD CUP FINAL 2010
18-19 September 2010
East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
On the weekend of 18-19 September 2010, Edinburgh will stage the (FITA) Archery World Cup Final, the most prestigious event in the sport's annual calendar [second only to the World Championships]. Edinburgh is the first UK city to host the Archery World Cup Final, the biggest, most important archery competition ever to be seen in the UK.
It is the culmination of four World Cup qualifying events when the best thirty-two archers in the World (top 16 men and 16 women) bring the skill and tension of knockout archery matches (two competitors going head to head) into the very heart of Scotland's capital city for two days of exciting competition.
The Archery World Cup Final offers the perfect opportunity for Edinburgh residents, visitors to the city and archery enthusiasts to watch the best archers in the world compete just before the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi; and as they prepare for the 2012 Olympics in London. They will showcase their incredible skills of control, calmness, technique and concentration under pressure in the two disciplines of Compound and Recurve bows for the biggest prize money in the sport.
With thousands of spectators expected to attend and the possibility of up to 250 million viewers watching the thrilling competition unfold via TV and internet the 2010 Archery World Cup Final is not only a fantastic demonstration of the sport in the UK, it will also showcase the city of Edinburgh and Scotland as the perfect destination for the world's biggest and best sporting events.
The event will be free for spectators, with a small charge for seating in the Grandstand.
At the event there will be a series of 'come and try' sessions organised by Archery GB and Scottish Archery.
For more information on the Archery World Cup Final go to - http://www.archeryedinburgh.co.uk/ (Please note that this website will not be operational until January 2010; or:
FITA (international Archery Federation)- <http://www.archery.org/>;
Archery GB - <http://www.gnas.org/> ;
Scottish Archery -http://www.scottisharchery.org.uk/.
