21 August 2006 - The Outdoor World Championships 2009 goes to Ulsan (KOR)

PRESS RELEASE 21 August 2006 - Lausanne, Switzerland      The Outdoor World Championships 2009 goes to Ulsan (KOR)   Taking advantage of the 75th anniversary, the FITA Council met in Lausanne on August 19-20 under the Presidency of Dr Ugur Erdener.    Here is a summary of the key decisions: The Outdoor World Championships 2009 have been awarded to the city of Ulsan (Korea) in August (dates tbc). The Indoor World Championships 2009 have been awarded to the city of Rzeszow (Poland) in March (dates tbc). Three events of the World Cup 2007 have been appointed: - Varese (ITA): May 2-5, 2007 - Antalya (TUR): May 30 to June 2, 2007 - Dovers (GBR): August 1-4, 2007 The fourth qualifying event will take place on April or September 2007. Next year World Cup Final will take place on October/November 2007. The Ski Archery World Championships 2007 has been awarded to Russia. FITA will propose a Live coverage of the World Cup Final 2006 in Merida (MEX). This live coverage will be broadcast by Eurosport and other national TV channels. The current TVs showing World Cup highlights are : ESPN Star Sport, Fox Sport International, ART Arab (Pan Middle East), Sports Russia (Russia – Eastern Europe), TRT Turkey, TVE Spain, Czech Republic, Croatia, Fox Sport Australia, Zee Sport (India) and Sport+ (French speaking countries). The 4th Think Tank meeting was held on August 16-17th and an update of the proposals for the Strategic Plan 2007-2012 was presented to the Council. It will be then communicated to the Members Associations. The FITA Development Foundation for Archery has been officially launched with a 1 million dollars donation from FITA Honorary President Jim Easton. Dr Ugur Erdener would like to deeply thank Jim Easton for his support and congratulate him for the GAISF Spirit of the Sport Award that he received in honor of his lifetime involvement in sports.   Didier Miéville
FITA Communication Director