Two world records broken at Czech Target international para-archery tournament

The Czech Target international para-archery tournament was held by the Sports Club Nove Mesto nad Metuji, delegated by the Czech Sports Association of Physically Handicapped and the Czech Archery Association.

The Czech Target was a World Ranking Event and drew a strong field of world class para-archers in all categories. The tournament was the last major international competition prior to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, that will begin on 30 August and continue through to 5 September.

Two world records were broken in team events on Friday 13 July. The recurve men team of France composed of Alexandre LASVENES, Joël PERROT and Armando CABREIRA shot 220 points; three points more than previous world record held by Russia. On their way to winning the team gold medal, the Canadian archers Alec DENYS, Kevin EVANS, and Bob HUDSON set a new world record at 230 points in the compound open category. The previous record had been set a year ago by Korea and had been equalled by Italy.

The results of the competition are available

More information about the Czech Target tournament can be found on the organizers’ website www.sportklub.cz.