23 November 2009 - Oceania Youth Tournaments during the New Zealand Nationals

Oceania Youth Tournaments during the New Zealand Nationals Lausanne – 23 November 2009   The Oceania Archery Confederation announced that the Oceania Qualifying Tournament for the Youth Olympic Games will be held on 2 January 2010 in addition to the New Zealand Nationals.   The New Zealand Nationals will be held in Hamilton. In addition to this event there will be the Continental Qualifying Tournament (CQT) to see which country will win the one male place and one female place for the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore in 2010.   Also to be held during the Nationals will be the Oceania Continental Youth Championships (3-4 January). These championships will be for the Junior and Cadet divisions in recurve and compound, male and female. To be eligible to compete in the Oceania Youth Championships participants need to be entered in the New Zealand Nationals because the rounds used are also part of that competition. The entries for the New Zealand Nationals close on 30 November 2009.   Read more information about this competition here    Carole HICKS President of the Oceania Archery Confederation