The best athletes in the discipline will meet in France next June for the Hyundai Archery World Cup – Paris 2022. The event will take place on two sites: at the Charlety Stadium and then at the Château de Vincennes.
The archers will experience a royal test in Paris. The best in the world will compete in a historic Parisian stage. The final phases will indeed take place within the confines of the royal court of the Château de Vincennes, a monument at the heart of the history of France.
A World Cup event above all
France will therefore welcome nearly 500 athletes and officials between June 21 and 26. Like any World Cup stage, it will take place in two phases: the qualifying phase and the playoffs at the Stade Charlety first, then the final phases at the Château de Vincennes. This is the first time that a stage takes place in two different places. A week of competition therefore, open to two weapons: the recurve bow (Olympic discipline) with a shot at 70m on a target face of 122cm, and the compound bow at 50m on a target face of 80cm. Three events will be on the program throughout the week: individual, team and mixed team. Beyond the exceptional setting and unique character, this remains an important deadline for all archers and archers around the world. This is a stage at the heart of the international season, a few weeks before the final reserved for the 8 best athletes in the ranking at the end of the four World Cup stages in Antalya (Turkey), Gwangju (Korea), Paris and Medellin (Colombia).
A tremendous display of discipline
Already host country in 2021, France will also be next year. The objective is also to prepare all players, athletes, spectators, organizers, volunteers, media and sports fans to host the Olympic Games in 2024. It is also a way to create popular enthusiasm around archery. arc and thus participate in the development of the discipline in France. Indeed, the organizers, by associating the World Cup with a high place of French heritage such as the Château de Vincennes, are banking on a week of celebration and discovery, before returning to this discipline at the Invalides for the Paris Olympics in a little while. more than two years. That’s good, the ticket office has just opened.
Jules Mermier
