YOU are invited to send a reporter/camera crew/photographer to East Princes Street Gardens (17-19 September) for the Archery World Cup final.
WHAT:
The Archery World Cup final, the biggest, most important archery competition ever to be staged in the UK, is the culmination of four qualifying World Cup events when the 32 best archers in the world (the top seven ranked archers from each category and discipline – recurve and compound archery; together with one wild card from the host nation in each category and discipline) bring the skill and tension of knockout archery matches into the very heart of Edinburgh for two days of thrilling competition; and a total prize fund of $144,000.
WHEN:
EVENT SCHEDULE & PHOTO / INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
*please note timings subject to change*
Sunday 19
0900 Warm-up field open
0900 Site open to public
1000 – 1100 Quarter finals – compound women
1103- 1203 Quarter finals – recurve men
1204 Mixed team medal event – compound
13.05 PHOTO / INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
Scotland’s Commonwealth Games archery team
Presentation of the ten strong archery team who will be competing in both recurve and compound archery disciplines for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi to the World Cup final spectators.
There will be an opportunity to both photograph and interview members of the team.
Big Rory, ‘the nine-foot loveable Scotsman’, will be out for a walk in East Princes Street Gardens with Ochie, his wayward mongrel. Inevitably, there’s always total confusion as the amorous mutt careers around, peeing on lamp posts and heaven knows what else, with Rory in hot pursuit trying to contain the chaos.
1330 – 1400 Semi final – compound women
1400 – 1430 Semi final – recurve men
1433 Bronze medal match – compound women
1448 Gold and silver medal match – compound women
1503 Bronze medal match – recurve men
1518 Gold and silver medal match – recurve men
Award ceremony
(RSVP: if you are attending any of the events – Paddy Cuthbert – Podge Publicity – T: 07968 699636 / E: paddy@podge.co.uk)
FURTHER INFORMATION:
The world’s best archers will showcase their incredible skills of control, calmness, technique and concentration under pressure for the biggest prize money in the sport.
Great Britain team archers (six) are strong medal contenders including Nicky Hunt (compound) ranked no. 1 in the world and former Olympic bronze medalist, Simon Terry (recurve), ranked no. 8 in the world.
The event will be free for spectators, with a small charge (£5) for seating in the grandstand – http://www.archeryedinburgh.co.uk/the-event/reserving-seats
At the event there will be a series of ‘come and try’ sessions organised by Scottish Archery and Archery GB – £3 for six arrows / register on the day
For further event information and for media accreditation please contact Paddy Cuthbert at Podge Publicity – T: 07968 699636 / E: paddy@podge.co.uk
Archery World Cup finalists competing in Edinburgh:
Men’s Recurve: Brady Ellison (USA), Im Dong Hyun (Korea), Kim Woojin (Korea), Marco Galiazzo (Italy), Michelle Frangilli (Italy), Simon Terry (Great Britain), Jayanta Talukdar (India), Alan Wills (Great Britain)
Women’s Recurve: Yun Ok Hee (Korea), Ko Bo Bae (Korea), Justyna Mospinek (Poland), Victoriya Koval (Ukraine), Elena Kuznetsova (Belarus), Deepika Kumari (India), Dola Banerjee (india) and Naomi Folkard (Great Britain)
Men’s Compound: Braden Gellenthien (USA), Sergio Pagni (Italy), Jorge Jimenez (El Salvador), Shaun Teasdale (New Zealand), Dietmer Trillis (Canada), Martin Damsbo (Denmark), Roger Willet jnr (USA), Chris White (Great Britain)
Women’s Compound: Nicky Hunt (Great Britain), Ashley Wallace (Canada), Linda Ochoa (Mexico), Erika Anschutz (USA), Jamie Van Natta (USA), Sandrine Vandionant (France), Albina Loginova (Russia), Andrea Gales (Great Britain)
Partners of the ARCHERY WORLD CUP FINAL 2010 include:
City of Edinburgh Council
Edinburgh is a beautiful, dynamic, cosmopolitan city with an unique architectural heritage and a magnificent natural setting. It is host to many thousands of visitors who come here throughout the year to enjoy numerous cultural and sporting events such as the world-famous Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay and the Six Nations rugby matches.
With around one million overseas visitors a year, Edinburgh is the UK’s most visited tourist destination outside London. Edinburgh is one of the most attractive cities in the world, a fact recognised by UNESCO when conferring World Heritage Site status on the city’s Old and New Towns. Edinburgh was recently voted number one in a list of British cities to ‘see before you die’.
EventScotland
EventScotland is the national events agency.
EventScotland is working to make Scotland one of the world’s leading event destinations. By developing an exciting portfolio of sporting and cultural events EventScotland is helping to raise Scotland’s international profile and boost the economy by attracting more visitors.
For further information about EventScotland, its funding programmes and latest event news visit www.EventScotland.org
UK Sport
UK Sport’s World Class Events Programme distributes approximately £4 million of Lottery funding each year to support the bidding and staging costs of major events on home soil, as well as providing specialist support to organisers.
Events are supported primarily based on their likely performance impact, but the broader impacts of events are also examined, to maximise the wider sporting, social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits, as well as sporting performance and legacy.
Up to 60 events across 30 sports will be supported from 2010 until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
These competitions will attract around 17,000 athletes and provide opportunities for over 10,000 officials and volunteers to gain international sporting experience and develop key skills ahead of London 2012. More @ www.uksport.gov.uk/events
Archery GB – http://www.archerygb.org
The Scottish Archery Association – http://www.scottisharchery.org.uk/
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Contact: Paddy Cuthbert
Phone: 07968 699636
Email: paddy@podge.co.uk
Website: http://www.archeryedinburgh.co.uk/
