The World Archery Federation is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Archery competitions were held between 9 August and 15 August, at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.
Jayanta Talukdar is an Indian archer. He has won individual gold Medal in the 2006 Archery World Cup.
Chris Haughton is a cadet olympic recurve archer and has qualified to be a member of the Canadian National Archery Team and he is also an archery coach for the Ontario School of Olympic Archery.
Pia Carmen Maria Lionetti, is an Italian archer and twice a member of the Italian Olympic Team. She lives in Barletta and attends the University of Foggia.
Bombayla Devi Laishram is an Indian archer. A member of the national recurve team representing India at the international events since 2007, she has won a silver medal at the World Archery Championships, and four gold, five silver, and four bronze medals at various editions of the Archery World Cup. Laishram peaked at no. 14 in the world rankings in March 2009.
Nichola Simpson is an athlete from Oxford, Great Britain. She competes in compound archery, and has reached a career high of 4th in the FITA world rankings.
Roberval "Tico" dos Santos is a Brazilian archer.
Erika "Aya" Eiffel, is an American competitive archer and advocate for object sexuality. She "married" the Eiffel Tower in a commitment ceremony in 2007.
Turkish Archery Federation is the governing body of the archery sport in Turkey. It was founded in 1961. The Turkish organization is member of the European and Mediterranean Archery Union (EMAU) and the World Archery Federation (WAF). The TOF is based in Ankara and its current chairman is Abdullah Topaloğlu, who serves his second term elected in 2012.
Dietmar Trillus, is a German-born athlete who represents Canada, who competes in compound archery. He took up archery in 2000, and has since won several stages of the FITA Archery World Cup, including the 2008 Final, and the 2007 World Championships. In 2010 Dietmar became the first non-USA resident to win the prestigious Vegas Indoor Archery Festival in Mens Championship.
Braden Gellenthien, is an athlete from the United States who competes in compound archery. He is a former world number one archer and has won individual gold medals at the FITA Archery World Cup, Indoor World Championships and Arizona Cup, and team gold medals at the World Archery Championships.
Valerie Fabre is a French athlete who competes in compound archery. Her achievements include an individual gold medal at the 2004 European Archery Championships, multiple team medals at the World Archery Championships, stage wins at the FITA Archery World Cup in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and becoming the world number one ranked archer from July 2005 to June 2006.
Amandine Bouillot, is a French athlete who competes in compound archery. She has represented the French national team since 2006. Her achievements include gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and 2006 World University Championships, individual medals at the two major World Archery compound events the World Archery Championships and World Cup, and becoming the world number one ranked archer in May 2008.
The 2007 Archery World Cup was the 2nd edition of the international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the Finals.
The 2008 Archery World Cup was the 3rd edition of the international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the finals.
The 2014 Archery World Cup was the 9th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation.
Sara José López Bueno, is a Colombian athlete who competes in compound archery. She first competed for the Colombian national team in 2011 Pre-Olympic event in Medellin, Colombia. She won medals at several editions of the World Games.
Lisa Unruh is a German athlete who competes in recurve archery.
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