30 June 2009 - Success for the FITA STAR Slovakia Grand Cup

Success for the FITA STAR Slovakia Grand Cup Vinicne (SVK) – 30 June 2009   On 18-20 June 2009, the 16th Slovakia Grand Cup—international FITA STAR competition—was held in Vinicne, Slovakia. This year ten European countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus and Israel) took part in this competition. The total number of archers was 141 in 12 categories, including youth categories.   Thursday 18 June was the day of official practice, team captains meeting and opening ceremony. Qualifications were held on Friday 19 June with a FITA Round, before the finals on Saturday 20 June. Also organised was a "mixed team competition"—three archers of the same club in the recurve division or three archers in compound.   The Slovakia Grand Cup was registered in the FITA calendar, and therefore, the results were recognised for world records and FITA Star awards.   Feedbacks from the teams who participated in the event were very good and this event can be considered a great success with ten countries participating and a very smooth, fluent competition.   Results are available from the club'ss website: www.archery.vinicne.eu   Kristina MELICHAROVA President of Archery Club Vinicne Email: tina.m@seznam.cz Phone: +421 904 937 580 Fax: +421 33 6476 274