Author: Mick Maclennan

A Celebratory Milestone: Archery Australia Wins the Win Well Award!

Hello to our beloved Archery Australia community, Today, we are writing with immense pride and joy to share a landmark achievement in the journey of Archery Australia. We have been honored with the prestigious Win Well award, a significant milestone that marks the end of many years of dedicated effort and symbolizes the dawn of […]

Archery Australia sets target to revamp education processes with etrainu

Archery Australia sets target to revamp education processes with etrainu Archery Australia has partnered with etrainu to transform the way archery coaches, officials, and athletes in Australia access and benefit from educational resources. As the governing body of archery across the country, Archery Australia oversees the development of high-performance archery, as well as pathways and […]

Celebrating Success at the 2023 Pacific Games

Celebrating Success at the 2023 Pacific Games Greetings, Archery Australia community! We are thrilled to share the remarkable achievements of our talented archers at the 2023 Pacific Games. Our archery team put on an exceptional display of skill and sportsmanship, showcasing their dedication and determination on the international stage. Laura Paeglis and Ryan Tyack, two […]

“Motion Forward” – Our Story on Canvas

  About the Artist:
As an Olympic Boxing athlete and Dunghutti man, Brad Hore is a well-known figure in the Australian community. His background has heavily influenced his art and bring a unique perspective to the canvas.   Exploring the Artwork:
”Motion Forward” gives us a visual representation of the spirit of Archery in Australia. The earthy […]

2023 National Target Championships Medalists

It has been a wonderfully exciting and competitive weekend, and we hope that you have all enjoyed it thoroughly! We would like to take this opportunity to honor the medalists of this year’s 2023 National Target Championships Medalist. FEMALE LIST FEMALE INDIVIDUAL BAREBOW FEMALE INDIVIDUAL COMPOUND FEMALE INDIVIDUAL RECURVE FEMALE TEAM BAREBOW FEMALE TEAM COMPOUND […]

2023 National Program Update

The mid-year reviews of the 2023 National Recurve and Para programs have been completed and we are pleased to welcome the following new athletes to our national programs. In addition, Steve Green (QLD) has withdrawn from the 2023 National Para Program and there were no midyear applications for the National Compound Program.

2024 Paris Olympic Games Nomination Criteria Update

To the Archery Australia community, Archery Australia wishes to inform its members of the formal approval of the Nomination Criteria for the 2024 Olympic Games. This result is a culmination of the joint efforts between Australian Olympic Committee and Archery Australia. For detailed information on this criteria, members are advised to refer to our official […]

Announcing the 2024 World Archery Events – Selection Criteria

Dear members of the Australian archery community, With the promise of a new competitive season upon us, Archery Australia is excited to share the selection criteria for the much-anticipated 2024 World Archery Events. Our commitment to transparency, fairness, and promoting excellence remains unwavering, and we believe these guidelines will empower our athletes to strive for […]

2024 Paris Paralympic Games – Archery Nomination Criteria Unveiled

Hello Archery Australia community! We are thrilled to bring you some exciting updates regarding the forthcoming 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. As we inch closer to the monumental event, the anticipation within our archery community has been palpable. Today, we are elated to share the official Archery Nomination Criteria for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Highlights […]

Unyielding Determination: Branden’s Laudable Effort in the Recent Tournament

In the exhilarating world of competitive youth tournaments (especially the World Archery Youth Championships), it is always remarkable to witness a demonstration of both dedication and skill, and this past week was no exception. Branden, a competitor that many of us have come to know, has once again showcased his capabilities in his discipline. Branden […]

World Archery Para and VI Championships – Team Announcement

WORLD ARCHERY PARA AND VI CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM We are excited to announce Australia’s biggest and strongest Para Archery team to compete at a World Championships with the selection of 11 Archers to represent Australia at the 2023 World Archery Para Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic 17-23 July 2023. The team was selected following the 2023 […]

World Archery Championships – Compound Team Announcement

WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP COMPOUND TEAM Following the recent 2023 World Archery Championship selection process, we are pleased to announce the Compound team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany in July: Compound Women: Rhiannon Mills (SA) Anna Walls (WA) Katrina Robinson (NSW) Compound Men: Brandon Hawes (SA) Bailey Wildman (SA) […]

TransTasman Challenge Team Announcement

TransTasman Challenge The following archers have been selected to represent Australia at the 2023 TransTasman Challenge in Adelaide, South Australia 7th to 11th April 2023.

World Archery Oceania Championships Team Announcement

2023 WORLD ARCHERY OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS The following archers have been selected to represent Australia at the World Archery Oceania Championship in Adelaide, South Australia 13th to 16th April 2023 The finals of the Oceania Championships will be lived streamed, more details will be published nearer the event date.

National Compound Coach

National Compound Coach Appointment Archery Australia are pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Turner as the National Compound Coach. Robert comes into the role with extensive coaching experience both on the domestic stage and internationally, including the Head Coach role with Chinese Taipei, as well as coaching roles within the USA, New Zealand and […]

Calling Youth and Para Archers

Archery Australia are calling all interested Youth and Para archers from across the country who are aiming towards the 2028, 2032 and beyond Olympic and Paralympic games, to Express an interest in its new Pathways program – The National Pathways Squad (NPS). About the National Pathways Squad Released in our recent Newsletter (Dec 2022 edition) […]

2023 Oceania Championships Selection Policy

The 2023 Oceania Championships are to be held from 13 – 16 April 2023 in Adelaide, South Australia. The principal objectives when selecting this team are to: To be competitive in as many events as possible. To win Medals in as many events as possible. Use the Championships to expose potential future athletes to international competition. […]

2022 Pathways AARDP Coaching Symposium

On the back of the successful inaugural Pathways AARDP coach symposium held last year, Archery Australia will host its second Coach symposium and are extending the invitations to more coaches across the country. A fantastic range of experts have again been arranged for the daylong event that will be held online on Sunday 27 November. Coaches […]

Archery Australia New President

At the first meeting of the Archery Australia Elected Board Members, Melissa Mongan has been elected as the Archery Australia President and Deonne Bridger has been elected as the Vice President. Melissa Mongan is well known amongst the archery community having represented Australia at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics as well as being heavily involved […]

2022 Archery Australia Board Election Results

Archery Australia Board is pleased to advise the appointment of Deonne Bridger and Grant Cole to the Archery Australia Board following the recent 2022 Elected Board Member Election. Archery Australia would like to welcome Deonne and Grant who both bring a wealth of experience to the Archery Australia Board. They will both commence a four-year […]

Archery Australia’s Pathways Programs Set to Expand

Archery Australia are excited to announce the expansion of its Pathways Programs towards the end of this year. The High-Performance Team, led by Pathways Manager, Robert Turner, have been working hard on updating pathways strategies and programs, with an eye on longer-term development of our athletes and coaches. On the expansion of the program, Robert […]

2026 Commonwealth Games Bid

Archery Australia and World Archery have officially submitted a bid for the sport to be included in the 2026 Commonwealth Games, due to be held in regional Victoria. Archery’s proposal will be assessed, alongside those from other sports, against criteria including universality, competition quality, consumer and commercial appeal, alignment with Commonwealth values and benefits to […]

NSW Institute of Sport Archery Program Update

The new NSWIS Archery Program is slowly taking shape and we expect to announce the inaugural recurve members of the squad in the coming weeks. Current Squad Members The current NSWIS Para Archers will transfer across to the new program and will continue to be supported by NSWIS – they are: Jonathon Milne Marek Steiner […]

Victorian Institute of Sport Archery Program Update

Archery Australia and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) are excited to announce a new program partnership to deliver a high level Archery program to nationally identified athletes in Victoria. The program will focus on athlete preparation for selected athletes competing across all Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. About the Program  The VIS Archery Program aims […]

2022 Archery GB Disability Championships

Our 2022 National Para Program athletes recently attended the 2022 Archery GB Disability Championships at Lilleshall, England from 3-12 September 2022. With the lack of international para tournaments, this competition provided valuable experience to our Australian athletes on their road to the Para World Championships next year and onwards to the 2024 Paralympic Games in […]

2023 National Selection Policies

Archery Australia is pleased to announce the 2023 National Selection Policies for upcoming international events. The principal objectives when selecting a team is to win medals in as many events as possible and to enhance Australia’s reputation internationally as a competitive Archery nation. Click below to read the relevant selection policies: 2023 World Archery Championships […]

7plus to livestream 2022 National Target Championship Matchplay Finals

In an exciting development, the 2022 National Target Championship Matchplay Finals will be produced by Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) and live streamed via the Seven Network’s digital platform, 7plus. On Monday 3 October, fans can tune into 7plus to watch Australia’s best archers shoot it out for the National Championship. After Seven’s successful archery coverage […]

Updating Names of Youth Categories

Archery Australia has amended the names of its youth age categories to follow the naming conventions at an international level. World Archery have clearly laid out the youth age divisions and Member Associations around the world are now following suit. Previous Youth Age Category Names Previously the age categories were: Cub: Athletes born in the year […]

2022 National Target Championships

The 2022 Archery Australia National Championships will be held at Samford Valley Target Archers from Thursday 29 September to the Monday 3 October. For more information on the tournament, accommodation, travel be sure to check out the competition website here.  Registration Links WA900 Round WA 1440 WA 720 Matchplay Draft Schedule Wednesday 28th Sept Unofficial […]

Kevin Faulkner To Retire From Elite Archery

Australian para-archer Kevin Faulkner has made the decision to retire as an elite athlete. After picking up archery over 10 years ago Kevin has flourished in the sport achieving national and international success including a silver medal at the European Cup alongside fellow teammates Jonathon Milne and Peter Marchant. Leading to Retirement After a recent […]

Arrogone Archers Received Award for Excellence in LGBTIQ+ inclusive practices in Sport

Recently, the Tasmanian Minister for Sport and Recreation Nic Street proudly presented Arrogone Archers the 2022 Dorothies Encouragement Award for Excellence in LGBTIQ+ inclusive practices in Sport. A fantastic achievement for a small club that has been driven by making archery fun and accessible to all. Running Inclusion Archery Sessions “We’ve always been coined as […]

Regional Development Program Growing Across the Country

Archery Australia’s Regional Development Program (AARDP) continues to grow in strength across the country with some 130 archers, 35 coaches and 7 Coordinators taking part on a regular basis. About the Program The National wide program aims to give a pathway for those archers looking to enter National Squad programs, with both in person training, […]

National Indoor Championships Manual

The 2022 National Indoor Championships will be conducted in conjunction with local Indoor Tournaments usually Regional Governing Bodies (RGB) Indoor Championships. Click here to download manual. Click here to register a team.  RGB may use multiple venues; each venue must be registered with Archery Australia. Date: Will be run over the weekend of 9th and […]

Careers Alongside High Performance Sport

This National Careers Week (16-22 May 2022), we are turning the spotlight on some our very own high performance athletes. National Careers Week is an initiative that aims to celebrate careers to promote the economic, social, and personal benefits of career development. Hear from our athletes below on the importance of a career and study […]

Event Preview: World Cup 2 Korea

Thirteen Australian Archers are off to Korea to represent the country at World Cup 2 in Gwangju. Official practice for the event will start on Tuesday 15 May. Australian Team Our team was announced in March and since then they’ve been working very hard to prepare for this competition. Compound Scott Brice – QLD Patrick […]

Event Preview: 2022 Para and VI Championships

Today kickstarts the 2022 Para and VI Championships at Waverly City Archers (Victoria). Over 30 para and VI archers from across Australia will be competing in the event. There will be some great competition with our Tokyo Paralympians along with those recently returned from the 2022 World Para Championships competing in the 3 day tournament. […]

Launching The Best All Round Archer Awards

Archery Australia is pleased to announce the Best All Round Archer award guidelines for 2022. After consultation and agreement with the Regional Governing Bodies, Archery Australia wishes for the Best All Round Archer award (BARA) to be the most prestigious award available for archery in Australia. One award per bow type and gender will be […]

2022 World Games Selection Policy

The 2022 World Games is coming up on 7 – 17 July 2022 in Birmingham (USA). About the World Games  The World Games is 11 day international multi-sport event for more than 30 of the fastest growing sports in the world including compound and field archery. Supported by the International Olympic Committee, the World Cups […]

2021 Online Nationals Results

Archery Australia was thrilled to see over 400 archers from across Australia participated in our 2021 Online National Tournaments. After the physical events were cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, we decided to run an online competition to help keep the archery spirit alive in Australia. About the Competition Each Regional Governing Bodies hosted Short (720 […]

2022 National Squads

Archery Australia is pleased to announce our 2022 National Recurve, Compound and Para Squads. Congratulations to all the athletes and we are glad to working with you in 2022 and beyond. About the National Program Our National Programs are aimed at producing high performing athletes at benchmark events including World Cups, World (and Youth) Championships […]

World Cup Teams 2022

Archery Australia is excited to announce the archers selected to represent Australia at the upcoming World Cups. World Cup 1 Location: Antalya, Turkey Date: 18 – 24 April Recurve Peter Boukouvalas – NSW Astin Darcy – VIC Delia Evans – QLD Sarah Haywood – TAS Kim Lavender – NSW Laura Paeglis – VIC Alex Smith […]

Archery Australia Strategic Plan 2022-2026

Archery Australia, in close consultation with our Recognised Governing Bodies (RGBs) are proud to produce this four-year Strategic Plan. This 2022-2026 Strategic Plan will ensure Archery Australia continues to provide support to all tiers as we look to be more innovative in our approach and continue to unify the archery community. Throughout the development and […]

Results: World Archery Para Championships 2022

Home with a silver medal from the World Archery Para Championships – what a fantastic week in Dubai! Archery Australia sent 7 athletes to the World Para Championships – Chris Davis, Peter Marchant, Jonathon Milne, Craig Newbery, Imalia Oktrininda, Garry Robinson and Marek Steiner. Results: The highlight was Jonathon Milne and Garry Robinson winning the […]

A Guide To Field Archery

With the Australian Field Open coming up on 23-25 April at Armidale Archers, we thought it timely to clarify the difference between marked and unmarked field archery. There is truly little difference between the two events and the name really says it all. In marked field, the distances for each target is known and in […]

Para-Archery National Level Classifier Course

Archery Australia is seeking at least six new National Classifiers to join our Para-Archery Classification Panel. Our aim is to have at least one classifier available in each capital city What’s Needed Those interested in becoming a National Classifier must be a registered doctor or physiotherapist. They will need to participate in and complete the […]

2022 World University Games Expressions of Interest

Archery Australia is now calling for Expressions of Interest for the 2022 World University Games due to take place later this year in China. Event Details The FISU World University Games (WUG) is a bi-annual multi-sport event in which athletes selected by UniSport Australia compete on the international stage. The next edition of WUG will […]

2022 World Archery Para Championships

The World Archery Para Championships start next week (19 to 27 February) in Dubai with over 200 athletes from around the world competing. Across the week 15 new world para champions will be crowned across the divisions. Australian Team Our team was announced in December last year and since them they’ve been working very hard […]

2022 National Para & VI Championships and Oceania Invitational

We are excited to open the registrations for the 2022 National Para and VI Championships and the 2022 Oceania Para Invitational. Click here to register for the National Para and VI Championships. Click here to register for the Oceania Para Invitational. Event Details Location: Waverley City Archers Date: Friday 1 April 2022 to Sunday 3 […]

Job Opportunity: NSWIS Head Coach

About the Role The NSWIS Archery Program is a partnership between Archery Australia (AA) and NSWIS to deliver a program that will develop, and assist identified high performance NSW athletes to achieve excellence and success at international level. The NSWIS Head Coach, Archery is responsible to lead and deliver the Recurve component of the NSWIS […]

Archery Program to Open at NSW Institute of Sport

The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and Archery Australia have announced a partnership geared toward developing and assisting identified high performance NSW athletes and coaches achieving excellence at the highest international level. The announcement unveiling an archery program to be added as an NSWIS Sport Program for 2022. The partnership program being one of several […]

Exciting New Archery Program to Launch at Victorian Institute of Sport

Archery Australia (AA) and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) are excited to announce a new program partnership to deliver an Archery performance program to nationally identified athletes in Victoria. The program will focus on preparing selected athletes for competitions across all Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. The VIS Archery Program aims to create an optimal […]

Thank You Coach Shih

Archery Australia would like to thank Coach Shih, National Recurve Coach, for her tireless work with our national teams over the last 8 years. Coach Shih’s contract comes to a conclusion at the end of the December and the National Coach role will be moving to Sydney. Over her time as National Coach, she’s had […]

2022 National Program Policy Updates

Archery Australia is pleased to release the 2022 National Squad Policy updates. These programs have been developed to reflect Archery Australia’s commitment to delivering elite programs to produce high quality athletes for the international stage. Archery Australia has limited funding and resources to support National Squad athletes and therefore has designed a structure that classifies […]

2022 World Archery Field Championships Policy

Location: Yankton, United States of America Date: 3-9 October 2022 We are pleased to release the selection policy for the 2022 World Field Championships. This policy outlines the process and criteria by which Archery Australia will selection athletes to compete at this tournament. Please note that international travel is not assured and we will adhere […]

2022 World Cup Expressions of Interest

Archery Australia are looking to enter teams in a number of World Archery endorsed events in 2022. These events include: World Cup 1 – Antalya, Turkey from 18 to 24 April 2022 World Cup 2 – Gwangju, Korea – 16 to 22 May 2022 World Cup 3 – Paris, France – 20 to 26 June […]

World Archery Para Championships Team

Archery Australia is excited to announce the archers selected to represent Australia at the World Archery Para Championships in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) from 19 to 27 February 2022. These athletes have been working very hard and we’re thrilled to have them represent Australia at this event. Congratulations: Ameera Lee (Womens Open Compound) Jonathon Milne […]

Pathways AARDP Symposium AIMS to Develop

Last weekend, coaches from across Australia had the chance to collaborate and learn at the Inaugural Pathways and Archery Australia Regional Development Program (AARDP) Coach and Coordinator symposium. Guest Presenters To enable everyone to participate the symposium went digital and overall it was a great success. There was a great mix of content delivered by […]

2022 National Tournaments Calendar

Archery Australia is excited to announce the National Competition calendar for 2022. After 2 years of tournaments being disrupted due to COVID-19 restrictions, we can’t wait to see our community in action again on a large scale. In 2022, we are making several changes to our National Tournaments based on an in-depth review. Please note […]

Inaugural Pathways/AARDP Coach Symposium

Archery Australia (AA) are excited to announce its first ever Coach Symposium for Pathways and AARDP (Archery Australia Regional Development Program) level coaches to occur in December of this year. About the Symposium The daylong online coach development session will be led by AA’s HP team and will see approximately 30 coaches from across the […]

New Members Join The Paris 24 Para Program

Off the back of our biggest team to attend the Paralympic games since the 2000 games, Para-archery continues to grow across Australia with 3 new members joining the P24P pathways program. New additions to Paris-24 Para Program The squad now moves to 11 athletes nationwide and has been going from strength to strength during this […]

2021 Online National Tournament

After the disappointment of cancelling the 2021 Senior Nationals, Archery Australia are excited to advise this Tournament will take place as an Online (postal shoot) between now and early 2022 which will depend on Government COVID-19 restrictions in each Regional Governing Body. The dates have been selected by each RGB to best fit in with […]

2022 Team Selection Policies

Please see below information regarding selection to represent Australia at international competitions in 2022. 2022 World Archery Para and VI Championships The 2022 World Archery Para Championships will be conducted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 18 February to 27 February 2022. Click to read World Archery Championships Para Policy or VI Policy here. 2022 […]

2021 National Championships Cancelled

Archery Australia regretfully advises that the 2021 National Championships has been cancelled due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across Australia. The event was due to be held on 29th September to 4th October at Burnie Bowmen in Tasmania however, with COVID-19 border closures, concerns around a potential snap lockdown over the next […]

Paralympic Archery Explained

Only 80 men and 60 women from 42 countries will compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, making it one of the most competitive para-archery events in the world. Competition Details: Tuesday 24 August to Sunday 5 September, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan Bow Type: Compound or Recurve Bow (depending on the division) Events: Individual Men’s W1 […]

Supporting Our Paralympians In Tokyo

The Paralympics is one of the most prestigious events for para-archers across the world and it’s just around the corner on Tuesday 24 August to Sunday 5 September in Tokyo, Japan. About The Paralympics In 1948, archery was a part of the first Stoke Mandeville Games, the predecessor to the modern Paralympic Games. Then in […]

Australian Success In The Oceania Challenge

Over 450 archers from across the region competed in the Oceania Challenge with our Australian archers shooting some great scores and placing well. About The Oceania Challenge Over May and June World Archery Oceania hosted the Oceania Challenge which encourage archers across the region (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, […]

Paralympics Australia to send biggest Para-Archery team since Sydney 2000 to Tokyo 2020

For the first time since Sydney 2000 the Australian Paralympic team is made up of four Archers, this comes as Paralympics Australia today announced that Imalia Oktrininda, Peter Marchant and Taymon Kenton Smith will be joining previously announced, Rio bronze medallist Jonathon Milne in Tokyo. Today’s announcement highlights the impressive achievement from Imalia, Pete and […]

Meet Your Archers Going To Tokyo

With the Tokyo Olympic Games almost here, we wanted you to get to know the archers representing Australia a little better. David Barnes Best World Ranking: 3 (November 2003) Personal Best Score: 675 (2019) First Club: Adelaide Archery Club Current Club: Adelaide Archery Club Training Centre: Adelaide Archery Club and my home Coach: Ya Ping […]

Your Guide To Archery In Tokyo

With the Olympic Games being the pinnacle event for recurve archers, the stakes are high leading into Tokyo. Even making it to the Tokyo Olympic Games in archery is such an achievement as only 64 men and 64 women from across the world will compete. In a sport of millimetres, the pressure is on in […]

Watch Our Olympians In Tokyo

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are just around the corner on 23 July – 8 Aug 2021 and we’re excited! Australian Archers Competing In Tokyo Australia will have four archers competing in Tokyo – David Barnes, Ryan Tyack, Taylor Worth and Alice Ingley.  They were the first athletes of the Australian team to arrive in […]

Paralympic Update: Archers Off To Czech Republic

Five archers are off to the Czech Republic for their first international competition in over 18 months. Congratulations to Taymon Kenton-Smith (recurve open), Ameera Lee (compound open), Peter Marchant (compound open), Imalia Oktrininda (recurve open) and Garry Robinson (compound open) who will competing at Para-Archery World Ranking Tournament and Final Paralympic Qualification Tournament from 3 […]

National Indoor Championships Is Just Around The Corner

The National Indoor Championships is quickly approaching on July 10-11. The Tournament regularly attracts over 750 archers from across the country making it Australia’s largest target archery event. As an indoor event, archers aren’t impacted by environmental conditions such as rain and wind, which enables multiple venues across Australia to host the tournament at the […]

Alice Ingley Set To Become Dual Olympian

Rio 2016 Olympian, Alice Ingley is set to become a dual Olympian after successfully securing her spot on the Australian Team for the Toyko 2020 Olympics. Alice will be competing in both the Female Individual Recurve and the Mixed Team events in Tokyo. Australia only recently acquired a female archery quota spot for the Tokyo […]

Australia Awarded Female Quota Spot For The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

In exciting news today, Australia has been awarded a female archery quota place for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This new quota position means Australia will send four archers (3 males, 1 female) to compete in this year’s Olympic Games. David Barnes, Ryan Tyack, and Taylor Worth were previously nominated for the Australian Olympic Team […]

Olympic Update: Archers Off to Paris

 After a long hiatus from international competitions, Australia is sending a team to the final Olympic qualification tournament and World Cup 3 in Paris. Congratulations to  Laura Paeglis (VIS) and Alice Ingley (QAS) who will be competing at the Final Qualification Tournament in  Paris and David Barnes (SASI), Taylor Worth (QAS) and Ryan Tyack (QAS) […]

2021 Australian Open & Barebow Test Event Round Up

That’s a wrap on the 2021 Australian Open and Barebow Test Event. It’s been a fantastic few days of archery with the country’s top shooters battling it out. About The Event Sydney Olympic Park Archers hosted the events on their grounds, the very same range where the Sydney 2000 Olympic archery competition was held and […]

150 Archers Registered for The 2021 Australian Open & Barebow Test Event

With just 1 week to go until the 2021 Australian Open & Barebow Test Event, things are starting to heat up! The event has reached capacity with 150 archers registered for the tournament being hosted at Sydney Olympic Park Archers from 20-23 May. About the Australian Open The Australian Open tournament follows the style of […]

Update: 2021 Oceania Challenge

Update: World Archery Oceania have extended this event until 30th of June, 2021. Archery Australia are pleased to announce World Archery Oceania are holding an Online Oceania Tournament called the Oceania Challenge. Participants will be able to shoot at clubs that have confirmed their interest with AA, with scores submitted through Archers Diary. More information […]

Jonathon Milne Heading to Tokyo

Jonathon Milne has secured his ticket to the Tokyo Paralympics with Paralympics Australia making it official this morning. Journey To Selection Jonathon won Australia’s quota spot for the Tokyo Paralympics in the Compound Open Men Division at the World Archery Para Championships back in 2019.  However, winning the quota spot doesn’t automatically grant archers their […]

2021 World Archery Youth Championships Selection Policy

The World Archery Youth Championships is a biannual event that provides youth archers competitive international experience. Archery Australia was thrilled when Perth was announced to host the 2021 Championships, however due to the COVID-19 border issues it could longer be held there. Now, the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships will be conducted in Wroclaw, Poland […]

National Compound Program – Squads Announced

Archery Australia is excited to announce the 2021 National Compound Squad Members.  About The Program This is a new program designed to help reflect Archery Australia’s commitment to aid archers in achieving successful results at World Archery Championships and World Cups. The aim is to provide is to a system of support for Archery Australia’s […]

2021 Postal Youth National Championships

Archery Australia will be hosting a postal 2021 Youth National Championships, following the success of the 2020 BacktoArchery Tournament. The tournament was originally to be hosted at Burnie Bowmen in April however was postponed. We searched to find the best and fairest solution for the 2021 Youth National Championships and the following plan has been […]

$6100 of Prize Money On Offer at The 2021 Field Open

Haven’t registered for the 2021 Field Open yet, we’ve got 6,100 reasons to do so! The host of the tournament, Armidale Archers, are delighted to announce due to the generosity of a friend of the sport, along with Archery Australia and the portion of all the entry fees, the 2021 Australian Field Open will have […]

Coaching Presenters and Assessors Needed

Archery Australia is seeking qualified members to express interest in becoming a Coach Presenter/Assessor to help with the national training/reaccreditation process. Currently each RGB has one or two people established in these roles however we more talented presenters as COVID-19 stalled the reaccreditation and training process. Course Details The cost of doing the presenters course […]

Para & VI National Championships Round Up

The weather really turned it on for the 2021 Para & VI National Championships and everyone was celebrating the sunny days with little wind. It has been 2 years since the event had last gone ahead due to COVID-19 restrictions. Since then, it’s clear the archers have been working very hard and this 2021 tournament […]

Australia’s Top Para and VI Archers to Descend on Brisbane this Weekend

Para and VI Archers from around Australia are heading to Brisbane this weekend for the 2021 Para and VI National Championships. After the event was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, this tournament is a welcome event on the national calendar. It will also be the first National level archery tournament held in person in […]

Perth To No Longer Host The 2021 World Youth Championships

It is with extreme disappointment Archery Australia announces the 2021 World Youth Championships will no longer be held in Perth in October. Reasons to Cancel The Tournament In Perth It was a very tough decision made by the organising committee but unfortunately the current Australian border restrictions and the travel regulations in Western Australia impacted […]

Armidale Archers Awarded Australian Field Open

We are excited to announce the 2021 Australian Field Open will be hosted by Armidale Archers from 7-9 May, 2021. Register Here. Program The Australian Field Open will comprise one day of Unmarked and a day of Marked Field all to be shot as per World Archery (WA) rules. As per WA rules the event […]

International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day Archery Australia would like to take the opportunity to celebrate and thank the passionate, dedicated, and supportive women involved in the archery community across Australia. Throughout our sport, women play a vital role at both grassroots and elite level. We are committed to ensuring Archery is a sport that is accessible […]

2021 National Youth Championships Postponed

Archery Australia and Burnie Bowmen have made the very difficult decision to postpone the 2021 National Youth Championships. We know this will be heart-breaking news for many of our youth archers, and it was not a decision made lightly by Archery Australia and Burnie Bowmen. Due to the uncertainty surrounding interstate travel and the consequent […]

The Team Is Back Together

It was all smiles last week when our 2021 National Recurve Squad met face to face for the first time in almost a year. Luckily there were no border restrictions so our archers, coaches and support team could come together for a quality training camp hosted at Sydney Olympic Park Archers. Preparing for Tokyo Left […]

Update from the Archery Australia Board

Committee Review The Board is reviewing the types of committees that AA has in place to help deliver our sport to the members. As a first step we will be examining what committees other sports have and what functions can be done in the AA Office. We hope to have this review and consultation completed […]

2021 Tournament Update

With the COVID-19 situation constantly changing, we are monitoring the health advice closely to ensure all our archery community remains safe. 2021 National Para Championships Registrations for the National Para Championships which is being held at Mount Petrie Bowmen, SQAS on the 26-28th March will close on the 26th February. To register or for more […]

2021 Selection & Nomination Policy Amendments

The continuing uncertainty around state border closures and the potential cancellation/postponement of various selection events in 2021, means amendments will be required for several selection/nomination policies already in place. The postponement/cancellation of the 2021 Australian Open and 2021 Oceania Championships have already directly affected our policies. 2021 World Archery Events –Selection Policy, October 2020 2021 […]

National Compound Program Update

The Archery Australia National Compound Program is a new program that has been designed to help reflect Archery Australia’s commitment to aid archers in achieving successful results at World Archery Championships and World Cups. Details About The Program The aim is to provide is to provide a system of support for Archery Australia’s leading Compound […]

SQAS’s Regional Development Program Launches For 2021

Last month, the SQAS Regional Development Program met at Mount Petrie Bowmen for its first training day in 2021. Eighteen archers from across the QLD attended the state development day to learn skills on how to become better archers. To open the program Richard Fryer (Archery Australia’s lead Performance Psychologist) along with and Dan Favier […]

Joining the Regional Development Program

Looking to develop your archery? Or dreaming of representing Australia? Our Regional Development Programs (RDP) might be for you. As a nationally focused program, it aims to provide a clear pathway for athletes who demonstrate a commitment and drive to be internationally competitive. The RDP was first trialled in NSW/ACT before being expanded across the […]

Welcome Coach Oh

Exciting coaching appointment for the National Recurve Program Archery Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of world renown coach Kyomoon Oh (Coach Oh) to the Archery Australia Olympic program coaching staff. We’re excited to have a coach with so much experience behind him to help our athletes in the lead up to the 2020 […]

BackToArchery Tournament Results

Our BackToArchery Tournament 2020 was an outstanding success with archers from every RGB participating.   BackToArchery Background Due to COVID-19, Archery Australia had to cancel all tournaments until restrictions lifted enough to enable people to compete in a safe environment.  As things began to return to normal, we wanted a tournament to kick start the […]

2021 Australian Open Update

Due to COVID-19 State Border restrictions the 2021 Australian Open that was due to be held at Sydney Olympic Park Archers (SOPA) on the 19-21st February has had to be postponed. We are currently working with SOPA and the relevant agencies on establishing a future date for the event.  At the time a new date […]

Registrations Open For 2021 National Youth Archery Championships

Registration for the 2021 National Youth Archery Championships are open – Click Here To Register The Championships will be held at Burnie Bowmen and we will be working closely with all parties involved while we monitor the COVID-19 State and Federal Restrictions. Tournament Details Location:  – Burnie Bowmen, Romaine Park Primary School, Roslyn Ave, Burnie, […]

2021 Anti-Doping Policy – Reminder

Updates to the Policy  We would like to remind members, the Archery Australia Anti-Doping Policy changed on the 1st January 2021. Archery Australia has adopted the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy which was developed by Sport Integrity Australia to reflect the changes to the World Anti-Doping Code and Australian legislation. The policy can be found on […]

Registrations Open For 2021 National Para and VI Championships

Registration for the 2021 National Para and VI Championships has been extended to the 26th February 2021 – Click Here The Championships will be held at Mount Petrie Bowmen on the 26-28th March 2021 and we will be working closely with all parties involved while we monitor the COVID-19 State and Federal Restrictions. Event Details […]

Hugo Lobb starting 2021 off with a bang!

Hugo Lobb has certainly started off 2021 right, with having not just one, but four world records ratified by World Archery already this year. At just 16 years of age, Hugo has a bright archery career ahead of him. World Record Achievement For the last week of 2020, Twin City Archers (Victoria) hosted their annual […]

Newsletter 2020-11

2021 Australian Open Archery Australia are pleased to announce that the 2021 Australian Open will be hosted at Sydney Olympic Park Archers (SOPA) on the 19-21st February 2021. We would like to thank SOPA for hosting the event and look forward to a successful tournament. Registration to the event can be found by – Clicking […]

2021 Anti-Doping Policy

2021 Anti-Doping Policy Archery Australia has recently approved it’s 2021 Anti-Doping Policy which comes into effect on 1 January 2021. The Archery anti-doping policy is the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy and can be found on the Sport Integrity Australia website –  Click Here All members, participants and non-participants in the sport of Archery are bound […]

Archery Australia Board News – December 2020

Archery Australia Board News – December 2020 Archery Australia Board We’d like to introduce you to the Board Members of Archery Australia: Sue Gliddon (President), Brian Hagaman (Vice President) Melissa Mongan Andrew Fluck Stuart Russell Aaron Elbourne A profile of the new Board members will appear on the Archery Australia website over the coming weeks. […]

Newsletter 2020-10

Archery Australia President At the first meeting of the Archery Australia Elected Board Members, Sue Gliddon has been elected as the Archery Australia President and Brian Hagaman has been elected as the Vice President. Sue Gliddon has gained a valuable perspective of the sports industry including working for the University of Western Australia, where she […]

Newsletter 2020-09

Archery Australia Election Board Results The Archery Australia Board is pleased to advise the appointment of Melissa Mongan and Brian Hagaman to the Archery Australia Board following the recent 2020 Elected Board Member Election. Archery Australia would like to welcome Brian and Melissa who both bring a wealth of experience to the Archery Australia Board. […]

Archery Australia 2020 Board Election Results

Archery Australia Board Election Results – 2020 Archery Australia Board is pleased to advise the appointment of Melissa Mongan and Brian Hagaman to the Archery Australia Board following the recent 2020 Elected Board Member Election. Archery Australia would like to welcome Brian and Melissa who both bring a wealth of experience to the Archery Australia […]

BacktoArchery Tournament Update

BacktoArchery  Tournament   Medals and Awards for BacktoArchery Tournament Given many clubs in Victoria are still unable to participate in this tournament, and we have now completed week 2 of the available six weekends, the event has been changed from a National Tournament and will now be known as an Archery Australia Tournament. Bearing this […]

Archery Australia National Squads Update

Archery Australia Newsletter – 2020-08   We have faced and overcome many challenges this year and with 2021 not very far away, it is time to focus for many of us on what lies ahead of us from a training and competition perspective. Whilst we can’t predict what things will look like next year, we […]

Archery Australia Board News – September 2020

Archery Australia Board News – September 2020   National Ranking Lists Locked and Activation of QRE’s Following the lead of World Archery, Archery Australia will be keeping the national ranking lists locked until at least the end of 2020. Only when archers in all states and territories of Australia can compete, will these be unlocked […]

BacktoArchery National Tournament and Archers Diary Update

Archery Australia Newsletter – BacktoArchery National Tournament and Archers Diary Update Given the cancellation of all National Events for the remainder of 2020 Archery Australia (AA) is set to launch a National Competition on-line, that will allow archers to re-engage with competitive archery at their local club without the need to travel. The Tournament is open […]

Archery Australia Newsletter – Archers Diary Update

Archery Australia Newsletter – Archers Diary Update Important information regarding Archers Diary & iScored Major update for iScored.today: We would like to announce a major update to the iScored.today application. While the application will continue to have a similar look and feel to the application you are using today, this new release is a complete […]

Newsletter 2020-05

COVID 19 Update Archery Australia remains committed to complying with advice provided by the Federal and State Government for all archery activities under its control. While Archery has relaunched across Australia, in a pandemic, small numbers become big numbers very quickly and we cannot afford for any sporting organisation or club to be the source […]

Archery Australia Board News – June 2020

Archery Australia Board News – June 2020 The Archery Australia Board would like to take a moment to thank all of our archery family (members, clubs, RGBs, the Archery Australia team) for the incredible effort shown during the COVID-19 pandemic. We understand the sacrifices that have been made during this lockdown, the loss of participation […]

Guidelines for Rebooting Archery into the Community

Archery Australia remains committed to complying with advice provided by the Federal Government for all archery activities under its control. While we look to relaunch Archery within the community, in a pandemic, small numbers become big numbers very quickly and we cannot afford for any sporting organisation or club to be the source of a […]

Newsletter 2020-04

National Volunteer Week – THANK YOU! This week is National Volunteer Week and everyone at Archery Australia would like to say thank you to the incredible workforce of volunteers across Australia that is the mainstay of our wonderful sport and what keeps us going. A lot of time and work is dedicated to the behind […]

State by State Guidelines – COVID-19

Archery Australia will continue to follow the Australian Government guidelines relating to COVID-19, but we also understand that we operate in a federated structure. As such, we acknowledge that there are differing levels of restrictions being set by each of the State Governments. Therefore, we will be working with individual Recognised Governing Bodies (RGBs) based […]

Three Month Membership Extension

Three-Month Membership Extension   Archery Australia has been working with all RGB’s and the Clubs across Australia to try and support all members by issuing a three-month extension to your membership during these uncertain times.   As a member automatically joins a club, an RGB and Archery Australia at the same time, in order for […]

COVID-19 Update – All Club Archery Activities to Cease

At this unprecedented time, we understand that everyone is impacted in some way and want to express our best wishes to everyone within our archery community. Archery Australia would like to provide an update (01/04/20) in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic. All Club Archery Activity to Cease: With the updated Government Guidelines around COVID-19 […]

COVID-19 Update – All Club Archery Activities to Cease

At this unprecedented time, we understand that everyone is impacted in some way and want to express our best wishes to everyone within our archery community.   Archery Australia would like to provide an update (01/04/20) in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic.   All Club Archery Activity to Cease: With the updated Government Guidelines […]

Archery Australia – COVID-19 – Organised Sporting Events

Archery Australia Update – COVID-19: Archery Australia would like to provide an update below in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic. All Organised Sporting Events and Activities to Cease:   With the updated Government Guidelines around COVID-19 announced last night (Click Here), the Australian Federal Government has advised that from midnight tonight (25th March 2020) all organised […]

Archery Australia – COVID-19 – Organised Sporting Events

Archery Australia Update – COVID-19: Archery Australia would like to provide an update below in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic. All Organised Sporting Events and Activities to Cease:   With the updated Government Guidelines around COVID-19 announced last night (Click Here), the Australian Federal Government has advised that from midnight tonight (25th March 2020) […]

Archery Australia Update – COVID-19 – Tournaments and QRE’s

Archery Australia Update – COVID-19: At this unprecedented time, we understand that everyone is impacted in some way and want to express our best wishes to everyone within our archery community. Archery Australia would like to provide an update below in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic. QRE’s, Archery Australia Registered Tournaments and World Archery […]

Archery Australia Update – COVID-19 – Tournaments and QRE’s

Archery Australia Update – COVID-19: At this unprecedented time, we understand that everyone is impacted in some way and want to express our best wishes to everyone within our archery community. Archery Australia would like to provide an update below in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic. QRE’s, Archery Australia Registered Tournaments and World Archery […]

Community Sport Guidelines (COVID-19)

The Minister for Youth and Sport have provided some Community Sport Guidelines to all National Sporting Organisations – To view please Click Here Other Useful links: Information from the Australian Institute of Sport regarding Sporting Activity, High Performance Sport and International travel – Click Here Further advice, including symptoms, prevention and resources can be found on the Australian Governments Department […]

Community Sport Guidelines (COVID-19)

The Minister for Youth and Sport have provided some Community Sport Guidelines to all National Sporting Organisations – To view please Click Here  Other Useful links: Information from the Australian Institute of Sport regarding Sporting Activity, High Performance Sport and International travel – Click Here Further advice, including symptoms, prevention and resources can be found on the Australian […]

Archery Australia Events – Coronavirus (COVID-19) – National Youth Championships

Due to recent developments, Archery Australia have decided to postpone the 2020 National Youth Championships until a later date. This decision was made based on Government medical advice and with the best interests of the health and well-being of the participants, officials, volunteers and their families in mind. All entry fees will be refunded shortly. The […]

Archery Australia Events – Coronavirus (COVID-19) – National Youth Championships

Due to recent developments, Archery Australia have decided to postpone the 2020 National Youth Championships until a later date.   This decision was made based on Government medical advice and with the best interests of the health and well-being of the participants, officials, volunteers and their families in mind. All entry fees will be refunded shortly. […]

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update

Archery Australia is closely monitoring all developments of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its possible impact to the archery community. The health and safety of our members, participants, athletes, volunteers and stakeholders is of utmost importance. We are continuing to seek, and take, the best advice we can from Sport Australia, the AIS and the Australian […]

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update

Archery Australia is closely monitoring all developments of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its possible impact to the archery community. The health and safety of our members, participants, athletes, volunteers and stakeholders is of utmost importance. We are continuing to seek, and take, the best advice we can from Sport Australia, the AIS and the Australian […]

Olympic Team Announcement

David Barnes, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth were today announced by the Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020 Ian Chesterman as Members of the Australian Olympic Team. The Archery Australia Board were pleased and proud to nominate David, Ryan and Taylor to represent Australia in this years Olympic Games in Tokyo. The […]

Olympic Team Announcement

David Barnes, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth were today announced by the Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020 Ian Chesterman as Members of the Australian Olympic Team. The Archery Australia Board were pleased and proud to nominate David, Ryan and Taylor to represent Australia in this years Olympic Games in Tokyo. The […]

Archery Australia News 2019-02

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2019-02 IN THIS EDITION Team Selection Documents Expression of Interest – International Teams 2019 National Youth Archery Championships 2019 Australian Open  2019 Club Challenge Floating 12 Month Handicap Para Archery Talent Identification ·      Expression of Interest – Team Managers      CLICK HERE

Defence Force Veterans into Archery

Archery Australia and Veteran Sport Australia to mark one-year Sydney Invictus Games anniversary with launch of new Vets into Archery initiative This Saturday, 19 October, 2019 as part of the one-year anniversary of the successful Sydney Invictus Games, Archery Australia along with Veteran Sports Australia will launch a new partnership to help Defence Force Veterans […]

2020 Tokyo Paralympics

2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games (25th August – 6th September) 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Archery Nomination Criteria All athletes wishing to be considered for nomination to the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team pursuant to clause 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Archery Nomination Criteria must register their interest no later than 1 March 2020 by clicking on the […]

2020 Tokyo Paralympics

2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games (25th August – 6th September) 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Archery Nomination Criteria All athletes wishing to be considered for nomination to the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team pursuant to clause 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Archery Nomination Criteria must register their interest no later than 1 March 2020 by clicking on the […]

Defence Force Veterans into Archery

Archery Australia and Veteran Sport Australia to mark one-year Sydney Invictus Games anniversary with launch of new Vets into Archery initiative This Saturday, 19 October, 2019 as part of the one-year anniversary of the successful Sydney Invictus Games, Archery Australia along with Veteran Sports Australia will launch a new partnership to help Defence Force Veterans […]

Archery Australia News 2019-04

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2019-04 IN THIS EDITION:   2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games Update 2019 National Championships 2019 National Crossbow Championships VETS into Archery Para Committee – Expressions of Interest 2020 World Archery Indoor Series Click Here

2020 Tokyo Paralympics

2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games (25th August – 6th September) The Nomination Criteria for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo is currently under review and will be published by 30 September 2019 after it has been approved by Paralympics Australia and the Archery Australia Board. The nomination document will include the following performance criteria Click Here

2020 Tokyo Paralympics

2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games (25th August – 6th September) The Nomination Criteria for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo is currently under review and will be published by 30 September 2019 after it has been approved by Paralympics Australia and the Archery Australia Board.  The nomination document will include the following performance criteria Click Here

Archery Australia News 2019-04

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2019-04 IN THIS EDITION:   2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games Update 2019 National Championships 2019 National Crossbow Championships VETS into Archery Para Committee – Expressions of Interest 2020 World Archery Indoor Series Click Here

2020 Tokyo Olympics

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (24th July – 9th August)  2020 Tokyo Olympics Archery Nomination Criteria All athletes wishing to be considered for nomination to the 2020 Australian Olympic Team pursuant to clause 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Archery Nomination Criteria, must register their interest no later than 30 November 2019 by clicking on the […]

2020 Tokyo Olympics

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (24th July – 9th August)  2020 Tokyo Olympics Archery Nomination Criteria All athletes wishing to be considered for nomination to the 2020 Australian Olympic Team pursuant to clause 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Archery Nomination Criteria, must register their interest no later than 30 November 2019 by clicking on the […]

Australian Para Archery Team

Australian Para Archery Team announced for the 2019 World Archery Para Championships in Den Bosch. A strong Australian Para Archery team has departed Australia to compete at the 2019 World Archery Championships in Den Bosch, The Netherlands 3-9 June 2019. The World Championships double as a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The […]

2019 World Archery Championships

Australian Team announced for next month’s 2019 World Archery Championships in Den Bosch. The national selectors have confirmed the 9 strong Australian team to compete at the 2019 World Archery Championships to compete in Den Bosch, The Netherlands 10-16 June 2019. The World Championships double as a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games […]

2019 World Archery Championships

Australian Team announced for next month’s 2019 World Archery Championships in Den Bosch.   The national selectors have confirmed the 9 strong Australian team to compete at the 2019 World Archery Championships to compete in Den Bosch, The Netherlands 10-16 June 2019. The World Championships double as a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic […]

Australian Para Archery Team

Australian Para Archery Team announced for the 2019 World Archery Para Championships in Den Bosch.   A strong Australian Para Archery team has departed Australia to compete at the 2019 World Archery Championships in Den Bosch, The Netherlands 3-9 June 2019. The World Championships double as a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. […]

Silver for Australia

Silver for Australia at the first stage of the Hyundai World Cup in Medellin! David Barnes, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth have won an excellent team Silver for Australia in the Men’s Team Recurve. In a closely fought final, favourites South Korea took the match 5-3 and the gold medal. On the route to the […]

Silver for Australia

Silver for Australia at the first stage of the Hyundai World Cup in Medellin! David Barnes, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth have won an excellent team Silver for Australia in the Men’s Team Recurve. In a closely fought final, favourites South Korea took the match 5-3 and the gold medal. On the route to the […]

Silver for Peter Marchant

In the Men’s Compound Final, Peter Marchant has claimed Silver in the FAZA Para-Archery World Ranking Tournament in Dubai. Peter faced world number one and tournament favourite, Slovakian Marcel Pavlik in the final where he shot a 141, equalling Pavlik and forcing a shoot-off before going down 10-8 in the tie-breaker. Peter had earlier claimed […]

Archery Australia News 2019-02

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2019-02 IN THIS EDITION       Team Selection Documents       Expression of Interest – International Teams       2019 National Youth Archery Championships       2019 Australian Open        2019 Club Challenge       Floating 12 Month Handicap       Para Archery Talent Identification ·      Expression of Interest – Team […]

2019 Trans Tasman Team Manager

TRANS TASMAN MANAGER With the 2019 Trans-Tasman Challenge being held at Bruce Pulman Park, Takanini Auckland NZ from 7 – 11 July 2019 Archery Australia is seeking Expressions of Interest for the position of Team Manager. For further information, CLICK HERE For a copy of the 2019 Trans-Tasman Team Selection Procedure CLICK HERE

Development Officer

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Archery Australia is seeking written applications for a new Development Officer role. The Archery Australia Development Officer role will be based in the Archery Australia Office in Sydney and will be looking to assist and drive the growth of Archery across Australia.  The role will support Archery Australia’s Strategic Plan regarding increasing participation, […]

Archery Australia News 2018-16

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2018-16 IN THIS EDITION Board News – November/December Camouflage Equipment Reminder 2019 Team Selection Documents Checking Membership Status at Tournaments Trans- Tasman Team Manager Development Officer CLICK HERE

2019 Trans Tasman

2019 TRANS TASMAN VENUE: Bruce Pulman Park, Takanini, Auckland DATES: 7-11th July 2019 TEAM SELECTION POLICY

Passing of Dr. Tom Wild

PASSING OF Dr. TOM WILD It is with a heavy heart Archery Australia announces the passing of our dear friend and colleague Dr.Tom Wild. Tom was a dedicated and hard-working President and Board member for Archery Australia, and we have been honoured to have worked alongside him. We extend to Andrea and family our sincere […]

Archery Australia News 2018-15

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2018-15 IN THIS EDITION 2018 BOARD ELECTIONS 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM SELECTION POLICY (COMPOUND) 2019 WORLD PARA CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM SELECTION POLICY 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES CLICK HERE 

2019 WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS

2019 WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS Dates: 10-16 June 2019 Location: S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Information: www.archery2019.com TEAM SELECTION POLICY – CLICK HERE

2019 World Para Archery Championships

2019 WORLD PARA ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS Date: 3 – 9 June 2019 Venue: S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Information: www.archery2019.com  TEAM SELECTION POLICY – CLICK HERE

Archery Australia News 2018 – 14

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2018 -14 CLICK HERE IN THIS EDITION 2018 NATIONAL CROSSBOW CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS REMINDER 2018 WORLD FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 70 YEARS OF ARCHERY AUSTRALIA VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARDS 2018 WORLD CUP FINAL AND YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Expression of Interest WORLD ARCHERY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

2019 World Championships

2019 World Championships There are three World Championships being conducted during 2019. World Archery Para Championships 3 June 2019 to 9 June 2019 ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands World Archery Championships 10 June 2019 to 16 June 2019 ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands World Youth Archery Championships No dates currently available Madrid, Spain. ARCHERY AUSTRALIA TEAM SELECTION The Archery Australia High […]

2018 World Field

2018 World Field Championships The 2018 World Field Champs have come to a close. Images below are of Mick, Anna and Ben in action in their elimination matches. Mick Fisher had two great matches where in the first coming from behind in the last target to secure a shoot off. 15m bugs eye proved a […]

2018 World Field Day 3 Update

2018 WORLD FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – DAY 3 DAY 3 – MARKED ROUND All three Archery Australia team members through to the Elimination Round. Ben Howell Junior Male Recurve 12th Place – Score 583 Anna Walls Junior Female Compound 9th Place Score 738 Mick Fisher Male Barebow 8th Place – Score 649 HOW IS THE WORLD […]

2018 World Field Update

2018 World Field Update After the Unmarked Field Ben Howell  Junior Male Recurve 12th place (297) Anna Wells Junior Female Compound 7th Place (382) Mick Fisher Male Barebow 10th Place 337 Marked Field Round will be conducted Thursday 6 September 2019. Images of the Official Opening and Practice Venue –

2018 World Field Championships

2018 WORLD FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2018 World Field Archery Championships starts today with Official Practice. The last of the Archery Australia Team Members arrived yesterday. Anthony Maxworthy (Team Manager) reports – The trip from Marco Polo Airport – Venice to Cortina through the Dolomites was spectacular and the pics don’t do the region justice. I now […]

Archery Australia News 2018-13

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2018-13 IN THIS EDITION Board News August 2018 Passing of Grant Greenham 2019 National Championships 2018 Pan Pacific Masters Games National High Performance Program 2019 World Archery Championships  CLICK HERE  

Board News

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA BOARD NEWS AUGUST 2018 CLICK HERE

Passing of Grant Greenham

PASSING OF GRANT GREENHAM Archery Australia wishes to advise the passing of Grant Greenham. Grant was a well know Archery Australia member who represented Australia during the 1980’s and 1990’s always recognisable by his Green and Gold beanie. Grant first joined archery in the early 1960’s after assisting his physiotherapist father to run an archery […]

Double Bronze for Australia!

Double Bronze for Australia at the fourth stage of the Hyundai World Cup in Berlin! David Barnes, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth have won an excellent team bronze for Australia in the Men’s Recurve defeating Kazakhstan 5-1. The Australian team started strong and then just got better posting scores of 56, 57 and 58. Taylor Worth […]

Target QRE – AWA June

Hosted by ArcheryWA Name of Event: AWA QRE Host RGB or Club: AWA Round/s to be shot: AA40/720.AA50/720.WA50/720.WA60/720.WA70/720 Start Times: 8 : 30 am Date of the Event: 17-Jun-2018 Register as Archery Alliance Event: No Event Venue: Whiteman park

Archery Australia News 2018-9

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2018-9 CLICK HERE IN THIS EDITION JUNE BOARD NEWS WORLD RECORD 2018 NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 WORLD CROSSBOW CHAMPIONSHIPS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO HOST 2019 or 2020 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS   INTERNATIONAL TEAMS

Board News – June 2018

BOARD NEWS – JUNE 2018 CLICK HERE IN THIS EDITION Trans Tasman Championships Archery Australia Board Meeting Dates 80m Overshoot for Clout Review of Archery Australia Committees Joey Category 2019 National Indoor Championships Youth Trial Run Archery Policy and Procedure Review Archery Australia Board Election

2018 National Matchplay Final Results

2018 NATIONAL MATCHPLAY FINAL RESULTS RESULTS WOMEN RECURVE 1st  Tayla King 2nd Sarah Haywood 3rd Melissa Spinnochia MEN RECURVE 1st  Ryan Tyack 2nd Nicholas Kyriazis 3rd Callum Ingley WOMEN COMPOUND 1st Sarah Jordan 2nd Madeline McSwain 3rd Emily Thomas MEN COMPOUND 1st Danie Oosthuizen 2nd Jonathon Milne 3rd Lawrence Salvestro MATCHPLAY CHARTS WOMEN RECURVE CLICK […]

2018 National Matchplay Series Match Allocations

2018 National Match Play Series Match Allocations Final Rankings (following ties) MATCH ALLOCATIONS Male Recurve Female Recurve Male Compound Female Compound Venue: Liverpool City Archers, Helles Ave, Moorebank 2018 NATIONAL MATCHPLAY FINAL – PROGRAM Women Recurve Semi Final 1. 9:30:00 AM 9:50:00 AM Women Recurve Semi Final 2. 9:50:00 AM 10:10:00 AM Men Recurve Semi […]

2018 National Matchplay Series Final

2018 NATIONAL MATCHPLAY SERIES FINAL Date – Sunday 13th May 2018 Time – First match at 9.30am (draft program, see attached) Location- Liverpool City Archers, Helles Ave, Moorebank. 2017 NATIONAL MATCHPLAY FINAL – PROGRAM Women Recurve Semi Final 1. 9:30:00 AM 9:50:00 AM Women Recurve Semi Final 2. 9:50:00 AM 10:10:00 AM Men Recurve Semi […]

Archery Australia Board Casual Vacancy

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA BOARD CASUAL VACANCY A vacancy has occurred on the Archery Australia Board due to recent constitutional changes that came into effect on 1st April 2018, as a result of these changes Brian Hagaman is no longer eligible to sit on the Archery Australia Board. We would like to thank Brian for his 12 […]

Passing of John Chaplin

PASSING OF JOHN CHAPLIN It is with deep sadness that Archery Australia wish to inform you that John Chaplin, highly respected and much loved, passed away over the weekend after a brief illness. John was a Life Member of Archery Australia, former President of Archery Australia and Chairperson of World Archery’s Board of Justice and […]

2018 National Matchplay Series – Final Results

2018 NATIONAL MATCHPLAY SERIES Following the final event last weekend in Sydney the official results are now available CLICK HERE Information concerning the 2018 National Matchplay Series Finals CLICK HERE

Archery Australia News 2018-5

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS 2018-5 Latest information and news from Archery Australia CLICK HERE IN THIS EDITION ·         2018 Trans Tasman Challenge ·         iScored.today Update ·         Conducting a QRE ·         Tournaments – New Rules Apply  

2018 World Indoor Archery Championships

2018 WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS GREAT RESULTS FOR AUSTRALIA 2 SILVER and 2 BRONZE Men Recurve Taylor Worth                                                      3rd Recurve Men Team                                         2nd (Taylor Worth, Astin Darcy and Ryan Tyack) Compound Junior Men Remy Leonard                                                   3rd Compound Junior Men Team                      2nd (Remy Leonard, Harri […]

CASUAL VACANCY – Archery Australia Board

Archery Australia Board Casual Vacancy Following the resignation of Tom Wild from the Archery Australia Board due to personal reasons, nominations are formally called for the Archery Australia Inc Board of Directors Casual Vacancy The Archery Australia Board would like to express their gratitude to Tom for his service on the Archery Australia Board and […]

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2018 Youth Olympic Games Selection Update

2018 Youth Olympic Games Selection Update The Nomination and Selection criteria for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is currently with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for their endorsement. We expect to be in a position to publish the criteria by mid-February 2018. The Nomination and Selection document will include the following performance criteria: Nomination […]

Archery Australia News 2018-1

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA NEWS Edition 2018 – 1 IN THIS EDITION 2018 Archery Australia Shooting Rules 2018 Australian Open 2018 WAO Championships – Change to selection procedure 2018 Alice Springs Masters Games Archers Diary 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games Archery Australia Para Coach World Archery Rule Changes CLICK HERE to read or download  

2018 Alice Springs Masters Games

2018 ALICE SPRINGS MASTERS GAMES 13-20 October 2018 Information  NOTE – This is NOT an Archery Australia event, any questions should be sent to the Organising Committee at 1800 658 951 or 0458 524 251.

2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games

2018 ASIA PACIFIC MASTERS GAMES 7-15 September 2018 Invitation Letter Archery Information  Archery Brochure NOTE – This is NOT an Archery Australia event, any questions should be sent to the Organising Committee

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA Constitution and Shooting Rules Revised

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION AND SHOOTING RULES UPDATED 1. Important changes to the Archery Australia Constitution, which were approved at the 2017 AGM have been incorporated in the Constitution, effective 1st January, 2018. 2. The Archery Australia Shooting Rules have been reviewed and updated bringing them into line with current practices and reinforcing safety issues. Revised […]

Archery Australia News 2017-14

Archery Australia News 2017-14 CLICK HERE IN THIS EDITION Passing of Maureen Adams 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships World Archery Bylaw Life Membership 2018 World Archery Oceania Championships World Archery Oceania Development Agent 2018 Australian Open Entry Form 2018 National Matchplay Series Positions Available 2018 Team Selection Procedures

2017 World Paralympic Championships

2017 WORLD PARALYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2017 World Paralympic Championships starts this week in Beijing China. Four archers from Australia are competing in this Championships, Jonathan Milne (Male Open Compound) from NSW, Peter Marchant (Male Open Compound) from ACT, Kevin Faulkner (Male Open Compound) from Tasmania and Marek Steiner (Male Open Recurve) from NSW. Three competitors […]

GREAT DAY OUT AT PEACE INTERNATIONAL ARCHERY IN ROCKHAMPTON

GREAT DAY OUT AT PEACE INTERNATIONAL ARCHERY IN ROCKHAMPTON Again this year Peace International Archery Club at Rockhampton was host to the Cerebral Palsy League Archery Tournament. Each year CP support organisations around Rockhampton come together with their clients to compete in an archery tournament called the Cerebral Palsy League Archery Tournament. Hosted by Peace […]

Archery Australia News No 7

Archery Australia News No 7 IN THIS EDITION 2018 Trans-Tasman 2018 World Indoor Championships – change to Selection Procedure 2017 World Games 2017 World Cup 4 Pat Coghlan – World Ranking Shooting Rule Clarification CLICK HERE

June Board News

JUNE BOARD NEWS The Archery Australia Board have just released the June Board News following their most recent meeting. CLICK HERE

Australian Archers in Shanghai

AUSTRALIAN ARCHERS IN SHANGHAI Australia was well represented at the recent World Cup in Shanghai The team members were – Compound Men: Pat Coghlan, Danie Oosthuizen and Tristan Barrett Compound Women: Madeleine McSwain, Louise Redman and Niamh Jones Recurve Men: Ryan Tyack, Sam Strickland, Kane Wilson Recurve Women: Belinda Maxworthy and Ella Byrne Full results […]

Bronze in Shangahi

BRONZE IN SHANGHAI Pat Coghlan wins Bronze Article from World Archery The bronze medal match saw Australia’s Pat Coghlan defeating the top-seeded man, Reo Wilde, by one point, 144-143. “Im feeling ecstatic,” said Pat. “It’s great after, I think, I looked on the website of World Archery and it said it had been seven years [since my last medal] […]

2017 ASIAN CUP – BRONZE MEDAL

Congratulations to Sam Strickland and Belinda Maxworthy who won Bronze at the Asia Cup in Bangkok this week in the Mixed Recurve Team event. Archery Australia sent a small team of three Recurve Men and one Recurve Women to this event as part of the initial athlete development program being established by Archery Australia and […]

Archery Hall of Fame Induction Dinner

The Archery Alliance of Australia shall host the Archery Hall of Fame dinner for 2017 on Saturday the 4th March 2017 at the Gaythorne RSL in Brisbane Queensland 4051. This event is coinciding with the Australian Open tournament being hosted by Samford Valley Target Archers on the 4th and 5th March 2017. Twenty five legends […]

2016 TRANSPLANT GAMES

2016 TRANSPLANT GAMES Penrith City Archers with the support of ArcheryNSW and Archery Australia conducted the Archery event for the 2016 Transplant Games on Monday evening 26th September. There were 29 competitors many of whom had never shot a bow before, so the program was a short introduction and training session followed by competition 15 […]

Para Bronze Medal

PARA BRONZE Congratulations to Jonathon Milne on his  Bronze medal win in Open Compound division at Paralympics. MORE   

ARCHERS DIARY UPDATE

ARCHERS DIARY UPDATE The Archery Australia IT Committee is pleased to announce the release of a new version of Manage.Iscored.Today   This will simplify the setting up and running of events either prior to or at the venue and works along with Iscored.Today and Club Manager to allow Clubs to have the freedom to setup […]

PARALYMPIC GAMES ABOUT TO COMMENCE

PARALYMPIC GAMES The Rio Paralympic Games is about to get underway and we have one archer competing. Jonathan Milne from Sydney will be competing in the Men’s Individual Compound. Program Ranking Round – Saturday 10th September commencing at 15:00 (4am AEST Sunday 11th) Men’s Individual Compound Eliminations – Wednesday 14th September commencing at 09:00 (10pm […]

OLYMPIC TEAM RETURN HOME

OLYMPIC TEAM RETURN HOME The Olympic Team including the Bronze Medal Archery Team of Taylor Worth, Ryan Tyack and Alec Potts returned home this morning onboard a chartered QANTAS flight.    Taylor Worth                              Ryan Tyack                             Alec Potts Alice Ingley      […]

LAST MAN STANDING

LAST MAN STANDING Taylor Worth is the last Australian still in the Men’s Individual event at Rio Olympic Games following Ryan Tyack’s first round defeat to Robin Ramaekers of Belgium on Wednesday. Taylor will be up against Antonio Fernandez (35th Ranked) of Spain in the third round on Friday morning at 9.52am (10.52pm AEST).

BRONZED AUSSIES READY TO HEAD BACK INTO BATTLE

BRONZED AUSSIES READY TO HEAD BACK INTO BATTLE It seems almost cruel that Alec Potts, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth could not go out and celebrate fully their momentous team achievement in Australian archery on the weekend. After all, it’s not every day (in fact it’s never before) that Australia wins an Olympic medal in […]

BRONZE in RIO

BRONZE IN RIO   Alec Potts                  Ryan Tyack             Taylor Worth In winning the Bronze medal the team broke the Australian Olympic Team Ranking Record and Taylor Worth the individual  highest score at an Olympic Games 2016: Taylor Worth 674 2012: Taylor Worth 668 2008: Sky Kim 665 […]

POTTS STILL NOT DARING TO DREAM OF RIO DESPITE RECORD SCORE

The finish line is in sight for four Australian archers battling for three spots on this year’s Australian Olympic team. The final line-up will be decided at a training camp in Brisbane later this month, and it’s anyone’s guess who will make the final cut.  The finish line is in sight for four Australian archers […]

Archery Australia News 2016-2

Archery Australia News 2016-2 The latest edition of Archery Australia News for 2016 is now available on the Archery Australia website CLICK HERE. Download your copy today. IN THIS EDITION 2016 World Cup Selection Procedures 2016 National Crossbow Championships New Clubs Regards James Larven Archery Australia

2016 World Cup Selection Procedure

2016 World Cup Selection Procedure The Archery Australia Board has just approved the 2016 World Cup selection Procedure For a copy CLICK HERE

Archery Australia News 2016-1

Archery Australia News 2016-1 The first edition of Archery Australia News for 2016 is now available on the Archery Australia website CLICK HERE. Download your copy today. IN THIS EDITION QRE Officials 2016 Club Challenge 2016 National Matchplay Series 2016 Trans Tasman Challenge World Archery Oceania Championships World Archery University Games 2016 National Youth Archery […]

2016 University Archery Championships

The 2016 World University Championships – Archery will be conducted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from the 1-5 June, 2016. SELECTION POLICY CLICK HERE

Target QRE – SOPA

Hosted by SOPA Name of Event:  QRE 5/12/15 Host RGB or Club:  sopa Round/s to be shot:  70/720 50/720 80cm face/ 6ring Start Times:  5 : 30 am Date of the Event:  05-Dec-2015 Register as Archery Alliance Event:  Yes Event Venue:  Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre Contact Details:  RIcci Cheah 0433556708 ricci@sopa.com.au Website Address:  www.sopa.com.au […]

2016 Oceania Championships Team Selection

2016 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM SELECTION Archery Australia has just released the Open and Youth Selection policies for the team to the 2016 Oceania Championships in Tonga. This has followed receipt of a preliminary program, although to date there has been no official confirmation that the event will go ahead or any official invitation packages. Currently […]

2015 National Championships – Target Allocations

2015 National Championships Target allocations are now available at the following link – https://archeryaustralia.box.com/s/zxll05yfawutwxuwo6iipcxpj0c4wvcb Any corrects or errors should be addressed to – 2015nationals@archery.org.au

2016 Oceania CQT – Tonga

2016 Oceania CQT Tournament   The 2015 Oceania CQT will be conducted in conjunction with the 2016 Oceania Championships.   The Oceania CQT is the second opportunity where countries can obtain a quota position for the 2016 Olympic Games. There will be 2 men and 2 women quota positions up for grabs.   Archery Australia […]

Team Coach 2016 Paralympic Games

  2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES TEAM COACH     Archery Australia is currently seeking written applications for the Team Coach for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.   The successful applicant should have/be –   A record in managing and coaching teams at World and/or Olympic level championship; An extensive knowledge of the current World Archery […]

WORTH’S STRONG FORM CONTINUES IN RIO

WORTH’S STRONG FORM CONTINUES IN RIO   2012 London Olympian Taylor Worth has shown a liking for next year’s Olympic archery venue, with a strong performance at a pre-Games test event.   Worth is through to the third round in Rio, having enjoyed a 6-0 win over Ukraine’s Viktor Ruban in the first round, and […]

2016 Trans Tasman Challenge

2016 Trans Tasman Challenge   Team Selection Policy and Team Manager applications now available –   CLICK HERE

TAYLOR SHOWS HIS WORTH IN COLOMBIA

Australia’s Taylor Worth has shot his best ever international score to sit third after qualifying at an Archery World Cup event in Colombia. Australia’s Taylor Worth has shot his best ever international score to sit third after qualifying at an Archery World Cup event in Colombia.  The 2012 London Olympian shot a 680 total in […]

ARCHERS LOOKING FOR MEDALS IN COLOMBIA

London Olympian Taylor Worth has described the positive vibe surrounding the Australian archery team as it prepares for the fourth World Cup event in Medellin, Colombia, this week. London Olympian Taylor Worth has described the positive vibe surrounding the Australian archery team as it prepares for the fourth World Cup event in Medellin, Colombia, this […]

Hazel Hockley wins Bronze at 2015 Para World Championships

Hazel Hockley wins Bronze at 2015 Para World Championships Hazel Hockley from Waverly City Archers won Bronze in the newly introduced Vision Impaired event at the 2015 Para World Championships over the weekend. It is hoped in future years Vision Impaired Archery will become an event at future Paralympic Games. James Larven

Australia receives one quota place for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

Australia receives one quota place for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Jonathan Mile shot Australia into a quota place for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games by placing 4th at the 2015 World Para Championships in the Men Open Compound over the weekend. This is our first Paralympic quota place since the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. […]

TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR WORLD CUP AND OLYMPIC TEST EVENT

With Australia now guaranteed three places in the men’s archery competition at next year’s Rio Olympics, the battle for those three positions within the Australian team is about to intensify. With Australia now guaranteed three places in the men’s archery competition at next year’s Rio Olympics, the battle for those three positions within the Australian […]

OLYMPIC DOOR STILL OPEN FOR AUSTRALIA

Queensland’s Semra Lingard will get another chance to book a place in Rio next year when she takes part in a mini Olympic qualification shoot-off at the Archery World Championships in Copenhagen on Friday night. Queensland’s Semra Lingard will get another chance to book a place in Rio next year when she takes part in […]

LINGARD CLOSING IN ON RIO QUALIFICATION

The Australian archery team is eyeing off another possible Rio qualifier after Queensland’s Semra Lingard raced through individual competition at the World Championships in Copenhagen on Wednesday. The Australian archery team is eyeing off another possible Rio qualifier after Queensland’s Semra Lingard raced through individual competition at the World Championships in Copenhagen on Wednesday.  25-year-old […]

ARCHERS BOOK THREE TICKETS FOR RIO

The Australian men’s archery team has qualified for next year’s Rio Olympics, beating Brazil to clinch their top eight position at the 2015 World Championships. The Australian men’s archery team has qualified for next year’s Rio Olympics, beating Brazil to clinch their top eight position at the 2015 World Championships.  The result guarantees Australia three […]

AUSTRALIAN MEN’S TEAM ONE WIN AWAY FROM RIO QUALIFICATION

The Australian men’s recurve archery team is just one win away from qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics, following a strong opening competition day at the World Championships in Copenhagen. The Australian men’s recurve archery team is just one win away from qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics, following a strong opening competition day at […]

Australia V Brazil Match

AUSTRALIA v BRAZIL Australia V Brazil match will be live on www.archery.tv at 9.55 this morning Copenhagen time. This is a critical match for Australia, a win will give us a team and three individual places in the Rio Olympic Games. Good shooting to Australia.

A HARD LESSON LEARNED

A HARD LESSON LEARNED For years Archery Australia has been stressing to everyone the importance of ensuring your scorecards are correct, checked and fully completed before signing and handing in. What you sign for is what you will be receive, as the paper scorecard is the only official scorecard. Yesterday at the 2015 World Championships […]

WORTH CONFIDENT AUSTRALIA CAN GET TO RIO

2012 London Olympian Taylor Worth believes the Australians are shooting well enough to figure in the finish of next week’s World Archery Championships in Denmark. 2012 London Olympian Taylor Worth believes the Australians are shooting well enough to figure in the finish of next week’s World Archery Championships in Denmark.  More importantly, he believes he […]

LINGARD’S CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH ARCHERY HERO SPURS HER ON

There was a moment at the Shanghai Archery World Cup earlier this year when Semra Lingard could have gone to water.  It wasn’t during an intense moment of competition or a particularly stressful situation.  It happened when she came face-to-face with her archery hero, Mexican Aida Roman. There was a moment at the Shanghai Archery […]

World Crossbow Championships

MEDALS AT THE 2015 WORLD CROSSBOW CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2015 World Crossbow Championships commenced earlier this week at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Archery Australia is represented by Stuart Atkins from ACT and Mark Goodyer from SA.  Stuart Atkins has won Bronze in the Men Open Target and Silver in the Men Open Matchplay. Mark Goodyer has won […]

2015 Australian Field Open

TIGHT FINISHES HIGHLIGHT FIRST AUSTRALIAN FIELD OPEN   As far as inaugural events go, the first ever Australian Archery Field Open in Victoria at the weekend was an outstanding success.   Strong fields, including international archers, close finishes, and one or two upsets highlighted a weekend in fluky weather conditions at Sherbrooke Archers.   Canberra […]

BATTLE FOR TOP ARCHERY SPOTS HEATS UP

BATTLE FOR TOP ARCHERY SPOTS HEATS UP   Victorian archer Alec Potts wasn’t overawed by his first ever senior international event last month, but there was a moment when he had to pinch himself.   “It was pretty surreal to be standing shooting next to a guy that you’d seen on TV, and thinking about […]

2015 World Archery Judges Guide Book

World Archery has just released the latest version of the Judges Guide Book. Read about how World Archery Rules are interpreted and enforced. Every Judge should, have a copy of this book. CLICK HERE

2015 Clubbies

The Confederation of Australian Sport is an alliance of the 90 peak Australian sports bodies. Its charter is to promote the concept of “sport for all”.   Inside Sport is Australia’s leading sports magazine, published since 1991, with a gold plated reputation for the integrity and quality of its journalism and writing.   Together, CAS […]

National Matchplay Series Final

Sunshine Coast archers Ryan Tyack and Semra Lingard have had the perfect warm up for this month’s first Archery World Cup by winning the Australian recurve matchplay finals in Adelaide. Tyack, the 2014 World Indoor Champion, beat two-time Olympian Matt Gray at Victoria Square in Adelaide, while Lingard had a strong win over fellow Queenslander, […]

National Matchplay Series Final

FINAL LINE-UPS DECIDED FOR MATCHPLAY SERIES   The last of the 2014/15 Archery National Matchplay Series has been run and won in atrocious conditions in Victoria, with the make-up of the series final in Adelaide now decided.   The top four in each category – recurve men, women and compound men, women – will battle […]

World Cup No 1 Shanghai

AUSTRALIA TO SEND MIX OF EXPERIENCE TO WORLD CUP   Australia will send a dozen of its best archers to Shanghai for the opening round of the Archery World Cup in May.   The team is brimming with Olympic and World Championship experience, but also introduces some new names to International competition.   At one […]

2015 National Matchplay Series

2015 NATIONAL MATCHPLAY SERIES RESULTS TABLE AFTER ROUND 3 Round Four The 2015 Australian Open to be conducted this weekend in Hobart. Round Five Entries are open for Round five in Sydney at Liverpool City Archers ENTRY FORM

Call for Assistance

CALL FOR ASSISTANCE One of our Clubs was recently robbed and all of their equipment stolen. They are seeking assistance from other Clubs, members and friends of the sport. See the attached letter – CLICK HERE

2015 World Archery Championship Team Selection

2015 WAC-2015 World Champs Stg 2 v2.pdf 2015 WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM SELECTION The following athletes have qualified to progress to the next stage for team selection to the 2015 World Archery Championships. The next stage of Team Selection will be conducted on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th March 2015 at Hobart, Tasmania. CLICK HERE (Note […]

Board News

Archery Australia Board News – March 2015 BOARD NEWS

2016 World Field Archery Championships

2016 World Field Archery Championships The Archery Australia Board has released the selection process for the 2016 World Field Archery Championships. We are taking a slightly different approach to team selection with this event. SELECTION PROCEDURE

2015 Para World Archery Championship

2015 Para World Archery Championships With the increase in interest in Para Archery, the Archery Australia Board has decided to call for nominations to the 2015 Para World Archery Championships in Germany. Final selection will be based upon result from the 2015 National Para and VI Championships. SELECTION PROCEDURE

2015 World Youth Championships – Team Announced

2015 World Youth Archery Championships TEAM Compound Junior Women Ella-Rose  Hugo  Compound Junior Men Joshua Carroll  Matthew McDougall  Recurve Junior Men  Alec Potts  Compound Cadet Women Niamh Jones  Madeline McSwain  Madeleine Salvestro  Compound Cadet Male Jarrod Rossiter  Hamish Thompson  Harri Howden  Recurve Cadet Women Jessica Sutton  Recurve Cadet Male   Kane Wilson  Team Manager Sue […]

World Archery Rule Clarification

World Archery Rule Clarification. World Archery has identified a recent trend in archery competitions where an archer’s technique, either during draw or release, allows part of their equipment or their body to enter the allocated space of another archer. To overcome this problem World Archery recently clarified the current shooting rule. Depending upon the size […]

2015 World Youth Championships – Team Coach

2015 World Youth Archery Championships TEAM COACH Archery Australia are seeking applications for the position of Team Coach to the 2015 World Youth Archery Championships. Applications close 14th March 2015 POSITION DESCRIPTION

Board News – December 2014

BOARD NEWS DECEMBER 2014 The latest Archery Australia Board News has now been released. BoardNewsDecember2014.pdf

2014 Trans Tasman Results

The 2014 Trans Tasman Challenge between Australia and New Zealand is underway in Brisbane. Thanks to Mt Petrie Bowmen and SQAS for hosting the event this year. To view results CLICK HERE

2015 World Championships Selection Policies

2015 World Championships Selection Policies 2015 World Archery Championships – RECURVE 2015 World Archery Championships – COMPOUND 2015 World Youth Archery Championships

2014 Oceania Championships

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2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2014 NATIONAL ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday 19th to Wednesday 22nd October 2014 LOCATION Jarvis Oval, Deakin University, Geelong Campus, Pigdon Rd, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia Entry numbers are limited to the first 250 for the Target events, 200 for the Field events and 120 for the Clout. To avoid disappointment, enter early. ENTRIES : All entries are […]

Discussion Paper – Change to Longbow Rules

DISCUSSION PAPER CHANGE TO LONGBOW RULES The AA Constitution and Rules Committee have just released a discussion paper relating to proposed changes to the current Longbow rules. DISCUSSION PAPER Comments are invited and should be addressed to c&r@archery.org.au and received by the 30th June 2014.

2014 Alice Springs Masters Games

2014 ALICE SPRINGS MASTERS GAMES The Dead Centre Bowhunters Archery Club extends a warm invitation to all members of Archery Australia to attend:  Yes, archery is part of the 2014 Alice Springs Master Games, and all archers are most welcome to attend!   Our club, camping area, and ranges are set in one of the […]

2014 National Youth Archery Championships

2014 National Youth Championships The 2014 National Youth Championships is under way with over 150 competitors and perfect weather conditions. CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS AND PHOTOS

Australian Archers To Attend World Cup 1 In China

Eight of Australia’s best archers will travel to China later this month to take part in the year’s first World Cup event.  The following archers will travel to Shanghai for the event being held from April 20th to 28th.  Recurve Ryan Tyack Taylor Worth Matthew Gray Deonne Bridger Compound Michael Brosnan Derek Jacobs Robert Timms […]

2015 World Crossbow Championships

2015 World Crossbow Championships will be conducted at Ft. Lauderdale Florida, USA in July 2015. To view the Team Selection policy CLICK HERE

Trans Tasman Challenge Nominations Close

At the close of nominations for the Trans Tasman Challenge Archery Australia has received the following nominations. Should you feel that there are any errors or omissions in the following list please email youthcommittee@archery.org.au to notify us of the error. First Name Family Name RGB Age Category Ella Hugo NSW 20&Under Women Compound Emily Sutton […]

TEAM MANAGEMENT POSITIONS – 2014 TRANS TASMAN CHALLENGE

. . Archery Australia is calling for Expressions of Interest for the following Team Management positions for the Trans Tasman Challenge being conducted in Brisbane, Queensland from 29th September 2014 to 3rd October 2014:    Team Manager  Assistant Team Managers (Parental Assistance) – 4 positions  Further information relating to the roles, including the duties, required […]

2014 National Crossbow Championships

2014 NATIONAL CROSSBOW CHAMPIONSHIPS The Archery Australia Board is pleased to announce the approval of the 2014 National Crossbow Championships Dates  7 to 9 June 2014 Location Canberra Archery Club Southwell Park Lyneham Information and Entry

Youth Olympic Games Information

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Ryan Tyack wins GOLD at the 2014 World Indoor Archery Championships

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Day 5 at the World Indoor Archery Championships at Nimes, France:

Day 5 at the World Indoor Archery Championships at Nimes, France: TYACK hasn’t lost a set yet From the World Archery website – RYAN TYACK is into the Men’s Recurve Gold Medal match on Sunday 2 March 2014 with a sturdy, 6-0 victory over teammate TAYLOR WORTH at the World Indoor Archery Championships overnight in […]

2014 World Indoor Championships

GREAT NEWS FROM THE WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Taylor Worth and Ryan Tyack are both into the Semi Finals and at least one medal is assured, with the possibility of two medals. The winner of this semifinal will go onto the Gold Medal Match and the loser will contest for the Bronze Medal. You can watch […]

OCEANIA CQT

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2014 YOG Qualifying Tournament

2014 Youth Olympic Games The 2014 Youth Olympic Games will be conducted in Nanjing China from the 16th- 28th August 2014. The International Olympic Committee has imposed a maximum limit per nation of 70 athletes, from individual sports like Archery there is a maximum of two teams (one male and one female) for each country. […]

2014 Trans Tasman Challenge

2014 Trans Tasman Challenge The 2014 Trans Tasman Challenge will be conducted in Brisbane between the 23-27 September 2014. Team Selection Procedure

Job Vacancies

Job Vacancies Archery Australia Chief Operating Officer Archery Australia is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to work out of the Archery Australia Office; view the Job Ad on Seek at the following link –  http://www.seek.com.au/job/25646897   Archery WA Development Officer  Archery WA is seeking a Part Time Sport Development Officer; view the Job Ad on […]

Para and Vision Impaired Archery

NEWS FROM PARA AND VISION IMPAIRED COMMITTEE Archery Australia as part of the 2014-2016 Strategic Plan has identified the need to develop a Program directly aimed at introducing and developing Para and Vision Impaired members into mainstream Archery, as well as participation in Para and Vision Impaired International Events. To this end Archery Australia Board […]

Board News – October 2013

Latest news from the Archery Australia Board BOARD NEWS – OCTOBER 2013 CHECK OUT THE LATEST ARCHERY INSIGHTS

2013 World Youth Championships

  2013 WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS Waxi, China ARCHERY AUSTRALIA TEAM Women Junior Compound Ella Hugo (NSW) Courtney Cowling (WA)  Taylah Freeman (TAS) Women Junior Recurve Jess Greenstein (NSW) Alice Ingley (WA) Ingred Brookshaw (SQAS) Women Cadet Compound Madeleine Salvestro (ACT) Emily Sutton (SQAS)  Penelope Vissariou (VIC)   Women Cadet Recurve Jessica Sutton (SQAS) Men Junior Compound […]

2013 World Archery Championships starts today

2013 WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS Antalya (Belek), Turkey The 2013 World Archery Championships starts today 29th September and concludes on the 6th October 2013. For live results go to the World Archery website www.archery.org The finals will be shown LIVE on ArcheryTV ARCHERY AUSTRALIA TEAM Women Compound Karina Marshall (VIC) Sherry Gale (SA) Deb Nicholson (WA) Men Compound […]

2013-16 High Performance Structure

2013-2016 High Performance Structure The Archery Australia Board is pleased to release the 2013-2016 High Performance Structure (NHPS) and how athletes will be selected for the various levels of the program, as well as selection for future international teams. The NHPS is a review of the program that has been in operation for 2012/13 but […]

World Cup 4 – Poland

The fourth and final World Cup for 2013 commences today. The Archery Australia team is – MEN RECURVE GREITSCHUS Jarryd WORTH Taylor MEN COMPOUND BRICE Scott COGHLAN Patrick JACOBS Derek OLEXIENKO Justin WOMEN RECURVE BARNARD Elisa BRIDGER Deonne FERGUSON Semra INGLEY Alice WOMEN COMPOUND DEAVES Aimee GALE Sherry MARSHALL Karina NICHOLSON Deb Team Manager – […]

Anti Match Fixing Policy and Code of Conduct

The Archery Australia Board recently approved two new Archery Australia Policies, 1060 Anti Match Fixing Policy and 1061 Anti Match Fixing Code of Conduct. http://www.archery.org.au/Portals/22/documents/1060.pdf http://www.archery.org.au/Portals/22/documents/1061.pdf Both of these policies have been developed in line with an agreement and template endorsed by Federal and State governments on the 10 June 2011.  These policies have been based […]

Archery Australia Announces National Coaching Director/National Coach

MEDIA RELEASE Archery Australia APPOINTS NATIONAL COACHING DIRECTOR The Archery Australia Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Ya Ping Shih as National Coaching Director. Ya Ping comes to Australia with extensive experience both as a medal winning athlete for Chinese Taipei but also a highly respected Coach, having coached both male and female […]

2013 Australian Open – RESULTS

The 2013 Australian Open is under way in Armidale NSW. Recurve Men and Recurve Women are the first to shoot with the first two brackets of the 144-arrow FITA Round. The second two brackets and the 72-arrow Men and Women Compound Ranking round will be shot tomorrow (Saturday) morning. CLICK HERE for the latest scores CLICK […]

Archery Australia Appoints High Performance Manager

Lorinda Rugless joins Archery Australia having worked for just under seven years for the International Cricket Council based in the United Arab Emirates. Lorinda joined the ICC in 2006 as the Member Services Manager, a role that saw her assisting the organistation’s then 105 members in matters including governance, business practice, coach education and later […]

Archery Queensland Announced

On 29 June, 2013 Archery Queensland held its 1st Annual General Meeting.  A very gratifying event after the hard work put in by Brian Hagaman (former SQAS President) and John Hans (NQAA president). Archery Queensland is constituted, through the cooperation of NQAA and SQAS, to be the governing body for archery in Queensland. The objectives […]

Archery Australia Teams Announced

Following the 2013 Youth National Championships conducted from the 1st to 6th July 2013 and the final World Championships Selection Shoot conducted on 7th July 2013, the Archery Australia Board is pleased to announce the teams to represent Archery Australia at the upcoming World Archery Youth Championships and World Archery Championships. The 2013 World Youth […]

2013 National Youth Championships

2013 National Youth Championships starts tomorrow Sunday 30th June with Registration, Official Practice and Opening Ceremony. For detailed program, entry list, photos and official results CLICK HERE

2014 Team Selection Procedures

Archery Australia releases the team selection procedures for the 2014 World Indoor Championships and World Field Championships. For more information  World Indoor Championships CLICK HERE World Field Championships CLICK HERE  

Archery Australia Website

Welcome to the new Archery Australia website; this website is now more user friendly, providing a search facility. The other new main feature of the website is it’s compatible with mobile phones and tablets.

National Indoor Championships – Victorian Venue

NAME OF EVENT:  National Indoor Championships   HOST RGB/CLUB:  Morwell Victoria   ROUNDS TO BE SHOT:  2 days:  Fita Indoor 1 and Australian Indoor 1   START TIME:  8am   START DATE: 20th July and 21st July 2013   EVENT VENUE: Twin City   CONTACT DETAILS:   WEBSITE:   ENTRY POSTAL ADDRESS:   OTHER DETAILS/CONDITIONS:

Target QRE – Baldivis Archery Club

TARGET QRE – BALDIVIS ARCHERY CLUB HOSTED BY – Baldivis Archery Club ROUNDS – FITA 70/720, FITA 60/720, FITA 50/720, AA 50/720 START TIME – 1.30pm DATE – 13th July 2013 EVENT VENUE – Ennis Ave, Rockingham CONTACT DETAILS – 0419 042 630 waynem@iinet.net.au WEBSITE – None ENTRY POSTAL ADDRESS – 50 Marshall Way, Sampson WA OTHER DETAILS/CONDITIONS – None

Target QRE – Hobart Archery Club

TARGET QRE – HOBART ARCHERY CLUB HOSTED BY – Hobart Archery Club ROUNDS – FITA 90/144, FITA 70/144, FITA 60/144, FITA 70/720, FITA 60/720, FITA 50/720, AA 50/720, Intermediate, Horsham  START TIME – 9.30am DATE – 7th July 2013 EVENT VENUE – Hobart Archers, Lauderdale, Hobart TAS CONTACT DETAILS – 0419 569 839 hobartarchers@archerytasmania.org.au WEBSITE – archerytasmania.org.au ENTRY POSTAL ADDRESS – 279 Nelson Rd, […]

Target QRE – Hobart Archery Club

TARGET QRE – HOBART ARCHERY CLUB HOSTED BY – Hobart Archery Club ROUNDS – FITA 90/144, FITA 70/144, FITA 60/144, FITA 70/720, FITA 60/720, FITA 50/720, AA 50/720, Intermediate, Horsham  START TIME – 9.30am DATE – 7th July 2013 EVENT VENUE – Hobart Archers, Lauderdale, Hobart TAS CONTACT DETAILS – 0419 569 839 hobartarchers@archerytasmania.org.au WEBSITE – archerytasmania.org.au ENTRY POSTAL ADDRESS – 279 Nelson Rd, […]

Target SA State Ranking Shoot – Cressy Bowman

Hosted by:   Cressy Bowman Contact Details:  08 8260 1121  bwelden@tpg.com.au Rounds FITA 90/1440, FITA 70/1440, FITA 60/1440, Intermediate and Horsham Start Time  10am Date  2nd June 2013 Event Entry Not provided Event Venue Rundale Reserve, Rundle Rd, Salsbury South Website www.archerysa.org.au Entry Postal Address 13 Glover Ave, Pooraka, SA 5095 Other Details/Conditions None

SHOOTING FOR THE TOP

Shooting for the Top The story of David Malone is inspirational ? not just because he has accomplished something no other Australian with a disability has done, but because of the friendship and … The story of David Malone is inspirational ? not just because he has accomplished something no other Australian with a disability […]

TEAM MANAGER 2013 World Target and World Youth Championships

TEAM MANAGER POSITIONS Archery Australia is seeking applications for the positions of Team Manager for the 2013 World Archery Championships and 2013 World Youth Championships. 2013 World Archery Championships Team Manager information CLICK HERE 2013 World Youth Archery Championships Team Manager information CLICK HERE

TEAM MANAGER 2013 World Target and World Youth Championships

TEAM MANAGER POSITIONS Archery Australia is seeking applications for the positions of Team Manager for the 2013 World Archery Championships and 2013 World Youth Championships.   2013 World Archery Championships Team Manager information CLICK HERE 2013 World Youth Archery Championships Team Manager information CLICK HERE

JUDGES NEWS No. 76

JUDGES NEWSLETTER No76   Judges Newsletter No.76 has now been released CLICK HERE to read.

High Performance Manager – Job Add

ARCHERY AUSTRALIA HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGER   Archery Australia is seeking applications for the position of High Performance Manager. The position will be based in Brisbane and will be responsible for the management of the Archery Australia High Performance Program. The official Job Add can be viewed on Sportspeople website at the following link, including the […]

LATEST NEWS FROM ARCHERY AUSTRALIA – APRIL 2013

LATEST NEWS FROM ARCHERY AUSTRALIA – APRIL 2013 2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONAHIPS Thanks must go to Tuggeranong Archery Club for again this year hosting the 2012 National Championships; it was a great success with outstanding performances and reflects the great effort by Tuggeranong and its volunteer members. For results use the following link http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=33611   COMMITTEE […]

ANTI DOPING – IT’S JUST NOT ABOUT TESTING

Anti-doping in sports ? it?s not just about testing! Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV?s) apply to athletes playing local as well as elite players. In fact a number of athletes from state and club level competitions have been sanctioned for ADRV?s.  For example, athletes have ordered prohibited substances from overseas and have been intercepted by the Australian […]

COMMITTEE NEWS

COMMITTEE NEWS Archery Australia is please to release the first edition of Committee News. This is a new E publication highlighting the activities of various Archery Australia Committees. Thanks must go to Fiona Hyde who has volunteered to put this publication together. We are also looking for a name for this E Publication and have […]

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED The Archery Australia Board is pleased to advise the appointment of Mark Brothers and Strafford Stark to the Archery Australia Board as appointed Board Members. Strafford brings an Accounting, Risk Management and Auditing background to the Board while Mark has a legal background. The Archery Australia President, Brian Hagaman welcomes these appointments, […]

TEAM MANAGER AND COACH WC2

TEAM MANAGER/COACH Archery Australia is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Team Manager and Team Coach for World Cup 2 in Turkey. The World Cup will be conducted in Antalya Turkey from 19th to 16th June, 2013. For information on the roles and responsibilities, refer to Archery Australia Policy No 1007 http://www.archery.org.au/assets/console/document/documents/1007.pdf Expressions […]

2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – RESULTS

2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS The Presentation Dinner Friday, 22nd March concluded, once again, the conduct of a very successful Championships – thank you, everyone!       RESULTS: BEST ALL ROUND INDIVIDUAL (Final) STATE TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Final) TARGET – Friday (Final) FIELD – Friday (Final)  CLOUT – Wednesday (Final) TARGET – Tuesday (Final) FIELD – […]

LATEST EDITION OF CONSTITUTION AND RULES RELEASED

ARCHERY AUSTRALIACONSTITUTION AND RULES The latest edition of the Archery Australia Constitution and Rules has just been released by the C&R Committee. This edition is available in electronic format at CLICK HERE Printed versions can be purchased online at CLICK HERE Copies can also be purchased from the Archery Australia Office by calling 02 9772 2995 […]

RESIGNATION OF LUCY WARHURST

This is to formally advise that Lucy Warhurst Archery Australia High Performance Manager has resigned her position within Archery Australia, effective 5th April 2013. Over the past 2 years Lucy has become an integral part of our High Performance Program, using her knowledge and skills Of the sporting industry to forge greater links for our […]

BOARD NEWS MARCH 2013

Board News – MARCH 2013   Following the Archery Australia Board Meeting on the 24th and 25th February 2013 the Archery Australia Board is pleased to release the March Board News.   MARCH BOARD NEWS   MINUTES FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING      

ARCHERY SCORE INDEX

ARCHERY SCORE INDEX PROGRAM   Archery Australia has just released a program written by James Park to assist RGB, Clubs and Individuals to quickly and accurately calculate Ratings. This is a free … ARCHERY SCORE INDEX PROGRAM   Archery Australia has just released a program written by James Park to assist RGB, Clubs and Individuals […]

AIS PERFORMANCE COACH PROGRAM

  As a key element of Australia?s Winning Edge, the AIS Centre for Performance Coaching and Leadership has been established to deliver world best approaches to learning and development, formalise pathways for professional development for coaches and performance leaders, drive research and encourage innovation.The AIS Centre for Performance Coaching and Leadership is now accepting expressions of interest for the […]

2013 World Archery Championships Selection Process

2013 World Archery Championships Selection Process CHANGE TO SELECTION PROCESS   Following a change to funding arrangements relating to Federal Goverment grants provided through the Australian Sports Commission compound athletes can no longer be supported using these funds. To better expend available funds directly in assisting athletes to attend the 2013 World Championships the selection […]

Latest News from Archery Australia

NEWS FROM ARCHERY AUSTRALIA   2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2013 National Championships is just under a month away and entries close at midnight the 22nd February 2013. You can enter online at the following link on the Archery Australia website http://www.archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=48800  You can also enter using paper entry forms, which can be found at the […]

National Coaching Director

Hi All, After an extensive advertising and interview process the Archery Australia Board is pleased to announce the appointment of a National Coaching Director who will also act in the role of National Coach.   This has been a lengthy process to ensure we find the best possible person to fill this role.   The […]

Coaching Seminar Two – Brisbane

NEWS FLASH Archery Australia Coaching Development Seminars   The Archery Australia High Performance Program is planning one more Coach Development Seminars in February 2013 as follows;   Seminar Two. Venue: Brisbane in Queensland, Facility TBC Dates: Saturday 16 February and Sunday 17 February 2013   RSVP Wednesday 13th February 2013 The Coach Development Seminars will […]

High Performance Athlete Training Camp – Participate Invitation

NEWS FLASH Archery Australia High Performance Athlete Training Camps PARTICIPANT INVITATON The Archery Australia High Performance Program is planning two Athlete Training Camps for Recurve Archery in January and February 2013 as follows;   Athlete Camp 1. Venue: Canberra at AIS Archery Facility Dates: Saturday 19 to Sunday 25 January 2013 (25 and 26 January […]

Athlete Tier System

Archery Australia High Performance Program 2013 to 2016 Athlete Tier System (Interim)   In line with the new Australia’s Winning Edge recently released by the Australian Sports Commission the Archery Australia High Performance Committee have developed the Athlete Tier System, obtain a copy HERE  

Australia’s Winning Edge

AUSTRALIA’S WINNING EDGE The Federal Goverment through the Australia Sports Commission in conjunction with State Sport Instutites recently announced the future plans for Australian Sport in particularly their expectations and funding. In short the total focus will be on Olympic and Paralympic success. To find out more below as recent publication from the Australian Sports […]

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NEWS FLASH   Archery Australia High Performance Athlete Training Camps The Archery Australia High Performance Program is planning two Athlete Training Camps for Recurve Archery in January and February 2013 as follows;   Athlete Camp 1. Venue: Canberra at AIS Archery Facility Dates: Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 January 2013   Athlete Camp 2. Venue: […]

Assistant Coaches High Performance Camp

NEWS FLASH Assistant Coaches for High Performance Athlete Training CampThe Archery Australia High Performance Program is planning two Athlete Training Camps for Recurve Archery in January and February 2013 as follows;Athlete Camp 1.Venue: Canberra at AIS Archery FacilityDates: Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 January 2013 Athlete Camp 2.Venue: Brisbane in Queensland, Facility TBCDates: Saturday 16 […]

December Board News

DECEMBER BOARD NEWS   The Archery Australia Board is please to release the December Board News.   DECEMBER 2012

Coaching Seminar

NEWS FLASH Archery Australia Coaching Development Seminars   The Archery Australia High Performance Program is planning two Coach Development Seminars in January and February 2013 as follows;   Seminar One.  Venue: Canberra at AIS Archery Facility Dates: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 January 2013    Seminar Two. Venue: Brisbane in Queensland, Facility TBC Dates: Saturday […]

2013 World 3D Championships

2013 WORLD 3D CHAMPIONSHIPSSassari Italy 8th to 12th October 2013   SELECTION PROCEDURE NOW AVAILABLE    Applications close 5pm Tuesday 30th April 2013  NOTE: Archery Australia and Archery Alliance Members are invited to apply.  

November Board News

NOVEMBER BOARD NEWS Latest edition of the Archery Australia Board News   Update Selection Procedures 2013 World Youth Championships  Note the change in date for the 2013 World Youth Championships  2013 World Target Championships Selection Procedures 2013 Para World Championships Updated Policy and Procedures 1030 Non World Championships Selection Procedure           

2013 Team Selection Procedures

  2013 World Championships Selection Procedures   The Australia Sports Commission (ASC) recently conducted an extensive review of sport High Performance programs in Australia following the 2012 Olympic Games. In line with the outcome of the review the Archery Australia High Performance Committee have reviewed the MQS scores for the 2013 World Youth and 2013 […]

Archery Australia President and Vice President

Media Release At its meeting this weekend, Archery Australia elected a new President and Vice President.  Brian Hagaman of Brisbane is the new President and Sue Gliddon from Perth is Vice-President.  Both have been serving Board Members for a couple of years and relish the challenges ahead of them.  They replace retiring members John Chaplin OAM and Bruce Lang […]

Oceania Championhips

OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2012 Oceania Championships and Commonwealth Championships will be conducted from the 6th to 9th November 2012. The Championships is being conducted by Mercury Bay Archers, Whitiaga, Coromandel NZ.  The Archery Australia Team is –  Marcus Anear ? Mens CompoundMichael Brosnan ? Mens CompoundDerek Jacobs ? Mens CompoundPeter Cave ? Mens CompoundRebecca Stubbs ? […]

2013 Hall of Fame Expo and Dinner

  2013 HALL OF FAME EXPO, DINNER AND ARCHERY ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION ENTRY FORM – Archery Alliance of Australia Championships  BOOK A TABLE AT THE DINNER – BOOKING FORM

Motions for November Board Meeting

MOTIONS FOR NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING   Four motions have been presented to the November Board Meeting, comments are invited to info@archery.org.au     VIEW MOTIONS

2012 Board Elections

2012 BOARD ELECTIONS   Following the recent Board Election I have been advise by the Chief Scrutineer Gavin Hunt from the Australian Sports Commission that  Sue Gliddon and John Hyde have been elected to the Archery Australia Board. Sue and John will take up their role from 1st November 2012 for a four-year term.  The Archery […]

PROPOSAL – Master/Veteran Team Event

Proposal ? TRIAL for 2013? National Championships Master/Veteran Teams Event There may be one recurve and one compound team from each RGB (recurve may include longbow and barebow recurve and compound may include barebow compound).  Each team is to comprise three archers drawn from archers who are competing in the Master or Veteran divisions and […]

2012 World Indoor Cup – Singapore

2012 World Indoor Cup Singapore Interest in spending a weekend in Singapore and shooting the Indoor World Cup. INFORMATION   NOTE – This is an open tournament and anyone can enter who is a current financial member of Archery Australia.

SCORECARDS

A MESSAGE FROM THE TOURNAMENT AND RECORDS COMMITTEE PLEASE TAKE THIS REMINDER ON SCORECARDS SERIOUSLY Scorecards are official documents and the importance of completing them correctly is not getting through to some members of the archery community. Recently a number of records and awards have been declined due to incomplete or incorrect scorecards.   When […]

September Board News

    Following the September Meeting of the Archery Australia Board, the September Board News and Minutes have just been released. SEPTEMBER BOARD NEWS Minutes September Archery Australia Board Meeting  

2012 World Field Archery Championships

2012 World Archery Field Championships in Val d?Isère   Val d?Isère, France will host the World Archery Field Championships from 14-19 August. Over 250 archers from approximately 30 countries will take part in this event.   The French commune of Val d?Isère offers perfect conditions for field archery. The finals of the world championships wlll have […]

2012 Olympic Games – IMAGES and Jim Park Olympic Diary

2012 Olympic Games IMAGES ARCHERY PROGRAM SYDNEY MORNING HERALD IMAGES NEAR MISS AT THE GAMES Jim Park’s Olympic Diary FRIDAY We caught the 7.10am bus to Lords. It was overcast with some wind ? not easy. Taylor had a good practice ? we also included quite a bit of match timing practice. His groups were […]

July Board News

Latest News From the Archery Australia Board July Board News

PRESS RELEASE – World Archery Australia

 PRESS RELEASE   2nd July 2012   World Archery Federation (formally know as FITA and now referred to as World Archery) is the international governing body for the sport of Archery. Archery Australia Incorporated (referred to as Archery Australia) is the Australian governing body for the sport of Archery and is a member of both World […]

National Coaching Committee

National Coaching Committee   The Archery Australia Board are seeking Expressions of Interest from members who may be interested in becoming a member of the Archery Australia National Coaching Committee.   The initial goals of the committee would be –   Review of the current National Coaching program Review Coaching Manuals and supporting material Development […]

Youth Development Committee

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE     The Archery Australia Board are seeking Expressions of Interest from members who may be interested in becoming a member of the Archery Australia Youth Development Committee.   The initial goals of the committee would be – Allocation of Youth Nationals and Youth tournaments and events Development and promotion of Club […]

2013 World Games

        The Oceania Archery Federation have just advised that the Oceaian Championships to be conducted from the 6th to 10th November 2012 at Whitianga New Zealand will be used as one of the qualification methods for the 2013 World Games, Cali Colombia.      Information on the Oceania Championships     Venue […]

4th WCSA Indoor Championships

4th World Crossbow Shooting Association Open World Indoor Crossbow Championships ? by POST   Timing: January to September 2012   Conditions of Entry:   1 x TC600/40 Indoor Round comprising 60 competition bolts at 18m on 40 cm treble or strip multi-coloured or black and yellow faces with 5 scoring zones from 6 to 10 […]

AOC Media Release

    MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                                        […]

Fundraising

Support our teams to the 2013 World Youth Championships and 2013 World Target Championships.  The new 2012/2013 Entertainment Books are here. Order now to receive FREE postage. The new 2012/2013 Entertainment Books are packed with hundreds of up to 50% off and 2 for 1 offers from the best restaurants, cafes, hotel accommodation, attractions and […]

Olympic Team Qualifying Tournament

OLYMPIC TEAM QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT The final team qualifying tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games was conducted at Ogden Utah today. There will be a maximum of 12 male and 12 female teams at the Games which is different from previous Games. Nine positions were determined at the 2011 World Championships in Torino Italy and […]

World Archery Information

INFORMATION FROM WORLD ARCHERY   REVERSE ENERGY BOW World Archery has announced that the Reverse Energy Bow is not permitted in any form of competition. The Archery Australia Board has also determined this bow is not permitted in any form of competition conducted under AA rules, more information.  View video on Reverse Energy Bow.    WHISPER […]

World Cup Ogden and Olympic Qualifying Tournament

World Cup Ogden and Olympic Qualifying Tournament  Summary of results after eliminations of Australian Team Members (for full results go to www.archery.org)         MALE RECURVE   Tyack (AUS) 6 v 4 Peart (GBR)  Tyack (AUS) 3 v 7 Duenas (CAN)   Worth (AUS) 6 v 0 Hristov (BUL) Worth (AUS) 6 v 2 […]

3rd World Cup and Olympic Qualifying Tournament

WORLD CUP OGDEN USA and OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT At the end of Day 1 in Ogden USA I can confirm there were mixed results. The day started with very windy conditions and lower than expected temperatures that caught many off guard. RECURVE The Men’s Recurve Team finished in 7th position for the “Olympic Final Team […]

United Bowman of Philadelphia

The United Bowmen of PhiladelphiaFounded 1828 The Oldest Archery Club in the United States            2012 Open Team Tournament by Mail Featuring theUnited Bowmen Round   Founded in 1828,  the United Bowmen of Philadelphia, is the oldest archery club in the United States. We are hosting an international mail-in team tournament  for club […]

2012 Board Election

2012 Archery Australia Inc Board Elections   In view of the pending retirement from the Archery Australia Board of John Chaplin and Bruce Lang on the 1st November 2012, nominations are formally called for these two (2) positions. The two (2) positions will be elected for a term of 4 years commencing on the 1st […]

Team Selection Procedures Announced

TEAM SELECTION PROCEDURES ANNOUNCED   The Archery Australia Board have just approved Team Selection Procedures for upcoming events –      2012 Oceania and Commonwealth Championships – Whitanga New Zealand – DETAILS 2013 World Chmpionships – Antalya, Turkey – DETAILS 2013 World Youth Championships – Wuzi, China – DETAILS

2012 Trans Tasman

2012 TRANS TASMAN    The 2012 Trans Tasman commences this week in Rotoura New Zealand.    The Official Opening Ceremony     RESULTS  Tuesday 17th April 2012 Mixed Team COMPOUND Gold – Jack Salmon/Renae Farrugia (AUS)Silver – Ella Hugo/Matt Tonowicz (AUS)Bronze – Elizabeth Randle/Dean Croskery (NZ) RECURVE  Gold – Jess Greenstein/Brendan Howe (AUS)Silver – Jess Sutton/Kane […]

World Cup – Shanghai

2012 World Cup – Shanghai The First World Cup for 2012 commenced yesterday with the Ranking Round, the team representing Archery Australia is – KIM Sky – Recurve Men Individual MASONWELLS Mathew – Recurve Men Individual TYACK Ryan – Recurve Men Individual WORTH Taylor – Recurve Men Individual BROSNAN Michael – Compound Men Individual GALE […]

2013 National Youth Championships

2013 YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DATES 30th June 2013 to 6 July 2013 VENUE TARGET/FIELD/MATCHPLAY Mount Petrie Bowman 1485 Old Cleveland Rd, Belmont  CLOUT The Grange Company of Target Archers     Mt Samson Rd  Samford PROPOSED PROGRAM Sunday 30th June – Official Practice and Opening Ceremony Monday 1st July – TargetTuesday 2nd July – TargetWednesday […]

2012 National Indoor Championships

2012 National Indoor Championships The Archery Australia Board has decided to introduce on a trial basis in addition to the FITA (World Archery) Round (60 arrows at 18m) a Las Vegas style round for the 2012 National Indoor Championships (2 x 30arrows at 18m). This will offer competitors two different rounds providing extra competition and […]

2013 National Championships

       Saturday 16th March to Friday 22nd March 2013   Saturday 16 March 2013 – Unofficial Practice ? Tuggeranong Archery Range                    Sunday 17 March 2013 – Registration, Target Practice ? Greenway Oval, Field Practice ? Tuggeranong Archery Range                 […]

2012 Olympic Games Updated Shadow Team

2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SHADOW TEAM   Following the 2012 National Championships which was used as the Nomination Shoot the Shadow Squad has been cut to three men and three women. The Archery Australia Board have approved the following people – MEN Sky Kim (ACT) Ryan Tyack (SQ) Taylor Worth (WA) WOMEN Deonne Bridger (WA) Alice […]

2012 Olympic Games Nomination Shoot Results

2012 OLYMPIC GAMESNOMINATION SHOOT RESULTS AFTER DAY ONE Men Recurve 1st Sky Kim 26692nd Ryan Tyack 26123rd Taylor Worth 2611 4th Matthew Gray 25875th Mathew Masonwells 2571 Women Recurve 1st Deonne Bridger 25792nd Alice Ingley 25483rd Elisa Barnard 2523 4th Odette Snazelle 2517  

2012 National Crossbow Championships

    Calling All Arbalests. The Archery Australia Crossbow Committee wish to announce the 19th national Crossbow Championship will be conducted at Great Southern Archers ? Strathalbyn. South Australia. The program will run from the 11th to 16th inclusive October 2012. The Championship will be open to all arbalest (target Bow and Sport Bow) that […]

New Indoor Target Faces

NEW INDOOR TARGET FACE World Archery has just released new indoor target faces which are being used for the first time at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Las Vegas USA. Intended only for World Championships and other major tournaments for the recurve the face only has the TEN ring and no X ring. For the Compound […]

2012 Trans Tasman Team announced

2012 TRANS TASMAN TEAM ANNOUNCED   MALE 20 and Under RECURVE  Brendan Howe (NSW)  MALE 20 and Under COMPOUND Jack Salmon (NSW) Daniel Freid (WA) FEMALE 20 and UNDER RECURVE Jess Greenstein (NSW) Shenna Wu (NSW)  FEMALE 20 and UNDER COMPOUND  Renae Farrugia (VIC)   MALE CADET RECURVE  Alec Potts (VIC) Jacob Blackburn (VIC) FEMALE RECURVE […]

2012 World Indoor Championships

2012 World Indoor Championships The World Indoor Championships commences this coming Sunday at South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada USA.   Australian Team Men Compound Pat CoghlanMicheal BrosnanMarcel Vestergen Women Compound Sue MartinRachel MorganKarina Marshall Men Recurve Ryan Tyack Junior Women Compound Louise Abbott Team Management Dennis Carson Margaret Carson   FOLLOW […]

2012 University Championships

2012 World University Championships   Recently the Australian University Sports (AUS) asked Archery Australia to assist with selecting a team to the 2012 World University Championships to be conducted in Spain during July 2012. Archery Australia High Performance Committee have developed the SELECTION PROCEDURE which has been approved by AUS. Eligible members of Archey Australia who […]

Ryan Tyack named World Archery Athlete of the Week

Ryan Tyack Named World Archery Athlete of the Week   Ryan Tyack who was the highest placed member of the Archery Australia team at the recent Oceania Federation Continental Qualifying Tournament has been named as World Archery Athlete of the Week. For more inofmration go to www.archery.org    

Australia gains two positions for the London Olympic Games.

AUSTRALIA GAINS TWO POSITIONS FOR THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES At the Olympic Qualifying Tournament conducted in New Zealand over the 1st and 2nd January 2012 Archery Australia members gained the two individual quota positions. This gives Australia the two possible individual positions (1 male and 1 female) available to each country that does not gain […]

High Performance Youth Development Program

HIGH PERFORMANCE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM   Archery Australia is committed to helping develop world class athletes and for Australia to be ranked as one of the top countries in our sport. Archery Australia is currently developing a High Performance Youth Development Pathway Program and establishing a Youth Committee to ensure all young athletes who wish to […]

Compound News

   COMPOUND NEW    December 2011    SUBJECT – Archery Australia Elite Compound Program, 2012  I am planning to run a training weekend for elite compound archers on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March 2012. The planned program is: Saturday: seminar and coaching session Sunday: ranking round and matchplay competition Venue: Diamond Valley Archers, Melbourne […]

2012 Youth National Championships

2012 YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TARGET ALLOCATIONS   TARGET FIELD CLOUT   NOTE: The Organising Committee reserve the right to change the allocations at any time.      

Authorised QRE Official Application Form

2012 AUTHORISED QRE OFFICIAL   Following the recent release of the 2012 QRE Guidelines, QRE’s who do not have a National Judge or Candidate National Judge officiating must have an Authorised QRE Official in attendance. People wishing to apply to become an Authorised QRE Official must comply with procedure 1040 Authorised QRE Official and submit the appropiate […]

Board News November 2011

Board News – November 2011   Following the Archery Australia Board Meeting on the 19th and 20th November 2011 the Board is pleased to provide a summary of the key points from the meeting.   Board News 

2012 National Championships – Entries now open

    2012 National Championships ENTRIES NOW OPEN   ONLINE ENTRY MANUAL (HARDCOPY) ENTRY   NOTE : We are also offering divisions for Athletes with a Disability who will be competing alongside non-disabled competitors and shooting the same events but will be competing for specific awards. If you wish to compete in the Athletes with […]

World Cup 4

World Cup 4 Check out the video report from the World Cup 4 on the Australian Team   VIDEO

2011 World Cup Shanghai

2011 World Cup – Shanghai   World Archery (FITA) will be streaming the finals of the Shanghai World Cup stage on their live web TV site www.LIVEWORLDARCHERY.TV  The matches will be available to watch on 10 September 2011 through a simple subscription basis:  24-hour pass – £2.99 / €3.99 / $4.99 Two events pass (Shanghai […]

2011 Olympic Test Event

 2011 Olympic Games Test Event The following applications along with the required MQS were received by the 1st September 2011 from the following athletes. Based on scores submitted these people were ranked as follows -Rankings as at 01/9/2011        Men Recurve                       Average     […]

2011 Australian Open

2011 Australia Open   Dates 20th – 23rd October 2011 Location – South Vales Archery Club (Adelaide) and Penny Hill Winery    ENTER NOW   MEDIA CONSENT FORM MEDICAL CONSENT FORM (for minors)  INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORM     ONLINE ENTRY            

2011 World 3D Championships

2011 World 3D Championships Donnersbach – Planneralm Australia Thursday 1st September – Qualification Friday 2nd September – Individual and Team Eliminations Saturday 3rd September – Finals   Australia has two archers competing   Merrilyn Sheather (Women Compound) Kevin Girard (Men Longbow) For more information and results go to www.archery.org    

2011 World Youth Target Championships

2011 World Youth Championships THREE MEDALS TO AUSTRALIA   Ryan Tyack – Junior Men Recurve – SILVER   Jess Gale – Junior Male Compound – BRONZE   Ella Hugo – Cadet Women Compound – BRONZE     Information from the World Archery (FITA) website   Gold – Ryan TYACK (AUS/12) v SUNG Wookyeong (KOR/2)   […]

August Board News

Archery Australia Board Meeting News from the August 2011 Meeting   BOARD NEWS   AUGUST 2011 BOARD MINUTES   BOARD DOCUMENTS   

2012 Olympic Games Nomination Criteria

The Australia Olympic Committee have now approved the 2012 Olympic Games Nomination Criteria 2012 Olympic Games Nomination Criteria Revised 05/09/2011    CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE GAMES                   

2011 ArcheryNSW Ladies Day

The aim of the day is to promote women’s sport and attract more females into archery and your club. Information Brenda Berg ArcheryNSw Women’s Liaison Officer INFORMATION POSTER Phone 0425 203 695 Email Brenda.berg@optusnet.com.au  

Board Election

Following the recent election for the vacant Archery Australia Board position I have pleasure in announcing the appointment of Brian Hagaman into the vacant Board position. On behalf of the Archery Australia Board I wish to thank the other candidates for their interest in applying for the role. Regards James Larven Archery Australia Chief Executive […]

Breaking News from FITA Congress ELECTIONS

FITA CONGRESS ELECTIONS Susanne Womersley has been re-elected to FITA Council John Chaplin has been  elected to FITA Board of Justice More news to follow.   James Larven

Breaking News from FITA Congress

2011 FITA CONGRESS TORINO ITALY FITA Congress has just voted on changing the name of FITA to WORLD ARCHERY FEDERATION to be know as WORLD ARCHERY. The change will come into effect immediatly. James LarvenArchery AustraliaChief  Executive Officer  

2012 Continental Qualifying Tournament (CQT)

Continental Qualifying Tournament (CQT)   Oceania Archery Federation will be conducting the CQT in New Zealand in January 2012 Eligible Oceania countries if they have not already obtained an individual quota position for the 2012 Olympic Games can try for one of the two available individual quota positions. Archery Australia plans to send athletes to […]

2012 Olympic Games

2012 Olympic Games   The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) have released an overview of the Qualification process for the 2012 Olympic Games. Due to a backlog with the of Nomination and Qualification Procedure approval process for many sports the AOC has decided to release an overview of the Qualification Process. It is hoped the full […]

2011 World Target Championships

2011 World Target Championships   The team to the 2011 World Target Championships to be conducted in Italy will be – Sherry GaleErika AnearCassie McCallBernie AndrewsTaylor WorthRyan Tyack  Team Manager Lucy Warhurst Team Coaches Simon FairweatherJames Park    James LarvenArchery AustraliaChief Executive Officer 

2011 Youth World Championships

2011 Youth World Championships   The Archery Australia Team to the 2011 World Youth Championships to be conducted in Poland will be –   Jacob BlackburnMichael CastellucciaNicholas CastellucciaTaylah FreemanJesse GaleElla HugoAlice IngleyAlec PottsRyan Tyack Team Manager Sue Gliddon Team Coach Clint Freeman   James LarvenChief Executive OfficerArchery Australia         

Gretel Dabovich receives award in Queens Honour List

GRETEL DABOVICH RECEIVES AWARD IN QUEENS HONOURS LIST   I am pleased to advise that Gretel Dabovich from ArcherySA has been awarded an OAM in the Queens Birthday Honors List.  I am sure everyone will join with the Archery Australia Board in congratulating Gretel on this honor. Gretel Ann Dabovich, OAM Today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours’ […]

Archery Australia Website

Archery Australia Website   Welcome to the new Archery Australia website, we are still in the process of uploading information onto some pages and this will take a few more days. Many more images have been loaded in the photo gallery although many more are still to be added, when completed this should become an […]

2011 Australian Masters Games

It’s time to Get in the Game! Thank you for your support of the 13th Australian Masters Games and for providing invaluable assistance in connecting your masters aged athletes with this iconic event. The close of standard registrations is approaching on, 7 August 2011 (6pm CST) and we would like to ask for your help once more. Whilst […]

My Archery – 4 May 2011

Membership Database Archery Australia is about to introduce a new online Membership data base we call MyArchery, For more information