23 September 2010 - Elite archers at University World Championships

Elite archers at University World Championships Lausanne / Shenzhen - 23 September 2010   The 8th World University Archery Championships opened today in Shenzhen, China, with 136 archers from 20 countries and many past elite world champions and medallists among them.   Photo: Catheline DESSOY with Gladys WILLEMS and Petra HAEMHOUTS    Catheline DESSOY (BEL) was only 17 when she won team gold in compound women at the World Archery Championships Leipzig 2007. She has travelled to Shenzhen for more sporting glory and so did Karina WINTER (GER) who is the current indoor world champion in Individual Recurve Women. Among the other favourites in Shenzhen, Erika ANSCHUTZ (USA) was 3rd in Compound Women at the Archery World Cup Final last week-end in Edinburgh. She is also double team medallist at the elite world championships and won individually the Antalya World Cup Stage this year.   Other notables in Recurve Men include the 2008 team Olympic silver medallist Mauro NESPOLI (ITA), the 2009 team world silver medallist Thomas AUBERT (FRA), the Olympian Piotr PATEK (POL) and the 2009 youth medallist Massimiliano MANDIA (ITA). The Olympians Malgorzata CWIENCZEK (POL), Pia Carmen LIONETTI and Elena TONETTA (ITA) will compete in Recurve Women. The 2009 team world bronze medallist Roberto HERNANDEZ (ESA) as well as Paul TITSCHER (GER), Adam GALLANT and Steve GATTO (USA) will participate in Compound Men. The 2009 individual world bronze medallist Laura LONGO (ITA) and regular World Cup contender Anne LANTEE (FIN) will also spearhead the compound women category.   There will be individual, team and mixed team competitions as followed.   Qualifications: Recurve – 70m Round (2x 36 arrows at 70 metres) Compound – Compound Round (2x 36 arrows at 50 metres)   Matches for Recurve at 70m: Individual 1/32 – 3 sets of 6 arrows Individual 1/16 to medal matches – 5 sets of 3 arrows Team / Mixed Team – Academic Round* of 4 ends of 6 (/4) arrows, cumulative score *The Academic Round is shot at 70m with a Hit/Miss target face specifically made for this distance.   Matches for Compound at 50m with Hit/Miss target face: Individual 1/16 to 1/2 – 4 sets of 3 arrows Individual medal matches – 6 sets of 3 arrows Team 1/8 to 1/2 - 4 sets of 6 arrows Team medal matches – 6 sets of 6 arrows Mixed Team – 4 sets of 4 arrows   Follow the competition in real time on www.worldarchery.org   Didier MIEVILLE World Archery Communication