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14 December 2003
Preliminary Information on the 1st WCSA Open European Target Crossbow Championships
The Portuguese Bowmen and Crossbowmen Federation will hold the 1st WCSA Open European Target Crossbow Championships in September 2004, from the 18th to the 26th.
The competition will take place near Tavira, Algarve, Portugal in a resort called Pedras d'el Rei (this means King's Stones), 28 kms east of Faro Airport.
This early information is provided to help you with planning your holidays. Further details are expected in February 2004.
For information and pictures click here.
Changes to laws concerning crossbows in Australia
All
States in Australia are currently amending their legislation
concerning crossbows. Check out the Crossbow Australia website for
the latest information. www.crossbowaustralia.org.au
29 October 2003
New
website for the National Crossbowmen of the
USA
After
a period without having a web presence, the National Crossbowmen of
the USA have a new website www.crossbowusa.com.
It is hoped that the site will continue to bring new members into the
sport.
13 October 2003
Changes
to FAQ - Reading
Thanks
to the excellent work of Dave Delaurant from the US, we have some
very interesting extracts from some early books written on archery
and crossbows. These writings are now in the public domaine and make
great reading.
25 September 2003
Svenska
Armborst Unionen
It
is with great pleasure that we formally welcome the Svenska Armborst
Unionen as members of WCSA following their meeting in Gothenburg.
Peter Laggren is the Secretary of SAU. Contact details are available
on our Members page.
Dual
Membership
We
welcome the decision by the IAU to allow member nations to have dual
membership of both WCSA and IAU. This should allow all arbalists the
opportunity to participate fully in the sport they love and to enjoy
the fun and friendship gained when competing with each other.
22 September 2003
Results
from Irish National
Championships
Congratulations to Dermot McMahon for winning the Irish National
Championships shot over the weekend 20-21 September 2003.
From
left to right: Richard Delaney, Dermot Mc Mahon, John Cuddihy, Johnny
Yeow.
13 September 2003
Vale:
Peter Michel
It is with great regret that I advise the death of Peter Michel,
immediate past Manager of the Deutscher Schützenbund e.V. Peter
was a great friend of the crossbow sport and will be greatly
missed.
1st WSCA Open Postal Competition - INDOOR 18 meters
The Portuguese Bowmen and Crossbowmen Federation invites all target (WCSA) and field (IAU) crossbowmen to participate in this competition to run from next October through December 2003.
The competition will be decided on the accumulated scores of 3 (three) rounds shot in accordance with WCSA - World Crossbow Shooting Association rules for Indoor Target Crossbow Tournaments.
For further details click here.
Next WCSA World Championships
We are pleased to announce that Crossbow Australia will host the 2nd WCSA Open World Outdoor Target Championships. This event will be held in the tropical city of Townsville in North Queensland in July 2005. Townsville is close to the famous Great Barrier Reef, so start planning your holiday now!
It is now anticipated that the National Crossbowmen of the USA will host the 3rd WCSA Open World Outdoor Target Championships in 2005.
Congratulations to new WCSA Judges
The following people have successfully completed the Judges Training Course in Lilleshall:
Minutes of Meetings
You are invited to read the Minutes of recent WCSA meetings
Minutes
from the Council and Federations
Meeting
16 July 2003, Lilleshall, UK
16 August 2003
The
results (and a picture) from the Finnish National Championships held
in Tampere 9-10 August have been added to the results
page.
14 August 2003
A new
results
page and world
records
page have been established as part of the WCSA website. Recently
included have been the results of the National Championships held in
the United States and the full results from the Bohemia
Cup in Czech Republic.
6 August 2003
Swedish Championship 2-3 Aug. 2003 (picture below)
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Day 1 |
Day 2 |
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Name |
65m |
50m |
35m |
Total day 1 |
65m |
50m |
35m |
Total day 2 |
Total |
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1 |
Micky Skottlund |
256 |
282 |
278 |
816 |
248 |
277 |
281 |
806 |
1622 |
GOLD |
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2 |
Peter Laggren |
250 |
269 |
262 |
781 |
255 |
276 |
276 |
807 |
1588 |
SILVER |
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|
3 |
Kent Ekholm |
260 |
264 |
278 |
802 |
238 |
271 |
273 |
782 |
1584 |
BRONZE |
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|
4 |
Mats Sjostrom |
233 |
273 |
262 |
768 |
225 |
266 |
259 |
750 |
1518 |
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|
5 |
Erik Szanto |
237 |
261 |
269 |
767 |
204 |
258 |
264 |
726 |
1493 |
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|
7 |
Patrik Hertler |
225 |
256 |
246 |
727 |
233 |
247 |
256 |
736 |
1463 |
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|
6 |
Jari Kuutinen |
218 |
262 |
200 |
680 |
215 |
269 |
251 |
735 |
1415 |
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8 |
Glenn Andersson |
197 |
230 |
245 |
672 |
236 |
238 |
250 |
724 |
1396 |
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9 |
Alex Pettersson |
230 |
240 |
214 |
684 |
214 |
247 |
246 |
707 |
1391 |
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|
10 |
Susanne Otsen |
220 |
265 |
150 |
635 |
210 |
262 |
242 |
714 |
1349 |
Congratulations to the winners of the Bohemia Cup held in Czech Republic 1-3 August 2003. IR900 under IAU rules.
Women
Branka PEREGUN CRO
Erzsébet BARANYINÉ HUN
Judit TÖRÖKNÉ HUN
Men
Pascal CHRISTOFFEL FRA
Bohumil KORBA CZE
József BARANYI HUN
Junior
Milena BOSANAC CRO
Zbyn_k KUDLI_KA CZE
Jasmina BEZROK CRO
Senior
Franti_ek SEDLÁ_EK CZE
Gusztáv KUTI HUN
Jan KOP_IVA st CZE
5 August 2003
We welcome the Czech Republic and the Estonia Crossbow Union as new members of WSCA.
We regret to advise that Henrique Godhino has had to resign as 2nd Vice President of WCSA due to health reasons. We sincerely thank him for his welcome contribution to our organisation.
We are delighted to announce that the new 2nd Vice President of WCSA is Hélio Meca of Portugal. Contact details are in the Officers List.
All member nations are invited to submit their planned shooting calenders for inclusion in the WCSA website.
The Minutes of the Executive Officers' meeting and the Council Meeting held in Lilleshall will be available soon.
We congratulate the winners of the recent Swedish National Outdoor Championships held 2-3 Aug. 2003 (see result sheet above)
Gold:
Micky Skottlund (Middle)
Silver: Peter Laggren (Left)
Bronze: Kent Ekholm (Right)
More pictures and the full results for the WCSA 1st Open World Outdoor Target Championships are now available.
A summary of the RESULTS for the 1st WCSA Open World Target Championship held in Lilleshall, England, 12-20 July 2003 are now available together with some pictures.
We are pleased to formally welcome the Mongolian Crossbow Federation and the Finnish Crossbow Union as member federations. We now have 10 financial national members with more in the process of joining.
We are also pleased to welcome the Arrow Club of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
RESULTS from the Australian Indoor National Championships held in Adelaide, South Australia 28-29 June, 2003. Round: Double FITA 1.
Name Section Deb Upright Women Mark Goodyer Men John Clark Men Stephan Jankovic Men Bill Pennington Senior Men Vera Pennington Senior Women
Left to right: Deb Upright, Mark Goodyer, Stephen Jankovic, John Clark, Bill Pennington, Vera Pennington
The WCSA
community is looking forward to the 1st WSCA Open World Championships
in Lilleshall, England.
12 June 2003
Arrangements are well advanced for the 1st WCSA Open World Championships in Lilleshall, England, 12-20 July, 2003.
50 shooters from 9 countries have entered. Nations represented so far are Australia, Estonia, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden and the USA.
There is still room for more. You should immediately contact the National Crossbow Federation - Tony Bradbury NCFGB@aol.com Tel: +44(0) 1902 742672. Fax: +44(0) 1902 741142.
WCSA MEMBERSHIP - Membership is still growing. Applications have been received from:
Contact the Secretary General, John Clark if you wish to take out membership of WCSA or have further questions.
New
crossbow shooting organisation in Australia - The Australian
Crossbow Shooting Association Inc, trading as Crossbow Australia has
been established. The primary purpose of Crossbow Australia is to
provide a voice for all crossbow shooters but particularly the many
thousands who are lone crossbow hunters. Crossbow Australia is
seeking WCSA membership. The President-elect of Crossbow Australia is
d'Arcy Clayton. His contact details are:
58 Ingham Road
West End
Townsville Qld. 4810
tel/FAX: +61 7 4772 4368
e-mail: house_of_archery@smartchat.net.au
WCSA MEMBERSHIP - Membership continues to grow. We welcome those individuals who have taken personal membership as well as the following corporate members:
Ausbow
Industries, Australia.
13 May 2003
PROGRAM
( 13
May 2003
Note: amendments to provisional program in
red)
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Saturday 12 July Sunday 13th July |
08:00 &endash; 20:00 Arrival, Registration 08:00 &endash; 20:00 Arrival, Registration |
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Monday 14th July |
08:00 &endash; 20:00 Arrival, Registration 09:00 - 18.00 WCSA Judges Course 09:00 &endash; 13:00 Unofficial training and equipment inspection 15:00 &endash; 18:00 Unofficial training and equipment inspection 16:30 Team leaders' meeting, Cup target draw 19:00 Opening Ceremony (teams assemble at 18:00) |
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Tuesday 15th July |
CB Cup 09:00
TC 900 18:00 WCSA Executive Officers Meeting 19.00 Team leaders' meeting & OWC target draw |
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Wednesday 16th July |
09:00
&endash; 10:30 Official training, 45 metres |
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Thursday 17th July |
Open World Target Championships (1st round) 09:00 TC 900 Commencing with 65 metres |
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Friday 18th July |
Open World Target Championships (2nd round) 09:00 TC 900 Commencing with 45 metres Doping control after completion of shooting Medal presentation will take place on the field at completion of shooting |
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Saturday 19th July |
Open World Target Matchplay Championship 10:00
Seniors 20:00 Banquet |
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Sunday 20th July |
Departure. |
WCSA welcomes the Irish National Crossbow Federation (CCNE) and congratulates Dermot McMahon on his recent election as Secretary.
More
details
are now available for the 1st
WCSA Open World Target Crossbow Championships -
2003
including a map
showing the directions to the Lilleshall National Sports
Centre.
12
March 2003
A
revised pdf version of the Target
Crossbow Rules
is now available. Amendments are noted in
blue.
25
February 2003
A pdf
version of the Open
Crossbow Rules
is now available.
19
February 2003
The World Crossbow Shooting Association was incorporated in the State of South Australia on 11 February 2003.
A pdf
version of the Policy
and Procedures Manual
is now available.
14
February 2003
A pdf version of the Constitution is now available.
We
welcome the Hong Kong Crossbow Crossbow Association who have applied
for membership of WCSA.
29
January 2003
The results for the 60th New Zealand National Crossbow Target Championships are now available. This is the first major championship where the new WCSA TC 900 round has been shot.
The
dates have been confirmed for the 1st WCSA Open World Target
Championships in Lilleshall, England. They will take place from 12
to 20 July 2003. Check details in the WCSA Calendar.
JANUARY
2003 BULLETIN
FORMATION of WORLD CROSSBOW SHOOTING ASSOCIATION
I am delighted to announce that the World Crossbow Shooting Association (WCSA) was inaugurated on 10 January 2003, when delegates from six countries met in Cambridge, New Zealand. This is a major achievement in a very short time.
WCSA foundation members are Archery New Zealand Inc., Archery Australia Inc., Canadian Crossbow Federation (in formation), National Crossbow Federation of Great Britain (NCFGB), Federação Dos Arqueiros e. Besteiros de Portugal (FABP), and the National Crossbowmen of the USA.
The following officers have been elected:
President: Tony
Bradbury (GBR) 1st
Vice President: Bill
Pimm (USA) 2nd
Vice President: Henrique
Godinho (POR) Secretary
General: John
Clark (AUS) Technical
Officer: Keith
Reynolds (GBR) Chairman
of Judges: Clive
Barnett (AUS) Members
of Technical Committee: Tony
Kemp (NZL)
authorised
by John Clark
Secretary General, 17 January 2003