9 February 2009 - Archery at School: Call to Archery Equipment Manufacturers

Archery at School: Call to Archery Equipment Manufacturers Lausanne – 9 February 2009   On 10 December 2008 an agreement was signed between the International School Sport Federation (ISF) and the International Archery Federation (FITA) to further develop archery in schools. This is a fantastic opportunity to give a strong push to the development of our sport at school. The first concrete step in this cooperation will be the inclusion of archery in the programme of the ISF Gymnasiade 2009 (World Schools’ Championships) taking place in Doha, Qatar, on 7-12 December 2009.   Two distinct competitions will be held in Doha for kids from 14 to 17 years old:   Ø One for young archers who are in school and who will use their own archery equipment;   Ø One for students who use archery as an optional sport but are not regular members of the National Archery Associations. For this second group a set of standard archery equipment will be used so that there is no difference between the children. Hence we are looking for proposals for archery equipment at the best price.   Any archery equipment Manufacturer or Distributor interested in contributing with some equipment to 2009 Gymnasiade is invited to submit a proposal to the FITA Development and Education Director: pcolmaire@archery.org   Ø Read the complete document     FITA is opened to any combination of partnership (for instance the bow riser and limbs made by different makers). The equipment will have to be shipped to Doha by mid October 2009 at the latest.   Application Deadline: 15 March 2009    FITA Communication