The World Cup Archery is a competition, started in 2006, hosted by the World Archery Federation, where archers compete in four different stages in four different countries and eight best archers from each category ( from 2010, four archers from 2006-09) advanced to an additional stage to follow Final Archery World Cup. This form of competition was introduced after the success of the 2003 World Archery Championships in New York and the 2004 Summer Olympics with the aim of making sport more popular and appealing to spectators, with matches held at 'spectacular' locations and the final matches being broadcast online. He has received praise for his innovative approach to sports, raising his profile and reach.
From 2013, the World Cup will be broadcast live in Eurosport. It brings in sponsorship from Kia and Longines, who support the annual Longines Prize of Precision for archery, for "the best male and female athlete who controls bows and arrows through concentration, balance, accuracy, and skill".
Video Archery World Cup
Reward
In the World Cup Final, prize money for individual competitions in 2013 is:
- first place: 20,000 CHF
- 2nd place: 10,000 CHF
- 3rd place: 5,000 CHF
- 4th place: 1,000 CHF
For each individual World Cup stages, the prize money offered for individual competition in 2013 is:
- first place: 2,000 CHF
- 2nd place: 1,000 CHF
- 3rd place: 500 CHF
Maps Archery World Cup
Host location
The following places have organized stages of the World Cup Final.
The host cities for 2018-19 will be Salt Lake City, Berlin, Antalya and Shanghai, with scheduling to be confirmed.
Previous winner
Recurve
Men
Female
Mixed Team
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Male
Women's
Mixed Team
Longines Prize for Precision
The Longines Prize for Precision was awarded to male and female archers who shoot the most during competition at the end of the season. This has been granted since 2010 and awarded to compound archers and recurves in alternative years. Winners receive trophies, watches and cash prizes of 5,000 CHF.
Winner
Medal table all the time
Nations
Includes all individual and team stages and final medals until the end of the 2014 World Cup
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End host state
Host country stage
Archers
The following table shows the total number of medals won in individual competitions by all archers who have won at least two individual golds (including stages and finals).
Includes all individual stages and final medals until the end of the 2014 World Cup
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Recurve archer
Archer compound
Indoor World Cup
An Indoor Archery World Cup was inaugurated in 2010. It is played out of season (November to February), with fewer stages and finals competing in Las Vegas. In 2014, the stages will be held in Marrakesh, Singapore, and Telford.
References
External links
- World Archery Federation
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