SPORTS DESK
ISLAMABAD ( September 20, 2021):-Prof Dr Ugur Erdener has been unanimously re-elected as president of World Archery for a fifth and final term to serve until in 2025, after the next Olympic Games in Paris. He has served in the role since 2005.
“Thank you for your great support and trust in me, once again and our executive board, and our great team,” said Prof Dr Erdener to delegates at the 54th congress in Yankton, USA.
“Of course, I have a mission, it’s important for me to look towards our bright future. We will continue to discuss new ideas at our congresses and progress, together. Thank you, again, for your support.”
A current member and former vice president of the International Olympic Committee, Prof Dr Erdener is also president of the Turkish Olympic Committee. Under his leadership, World Archery has modernised and evolved dramatically.
The Hyundai Archery World Cup, celebrating its 15th season in 2021, was launched in 2006, the federation was rebranded from FITA in 2009 and archery has become a core and important sport on the Olympic programme. Elections took place for positions on the executive board.
Colombia’s Maria Emma Gaviria was re-elected and Thomas Han of Korea was elected as vice presidents. Sanguan Kosavinta candidacy was withdrawn. Greg Easton of the USA and Vladimir Esheev of Russia were re-elected as members, with Sweden’s Carina Olsson also joining having received more votes than incumbent Aladin Gabr of Egypt.
Elections for positions across World Archery’s permanent and ad hoc committees were also held.
Committee elections
The following candidates were elected to serve four-year terms by congress.
Constitution and rules committee
Choi Kyunghwan, Korea
Alexandre Vecchio Passerini, Brazil
Constance Terrier, France
Field and 3D committee
Barry Brophy, Ireland
Tyler Moore, Canada
Judge committee
Graham Potts, Great Britain
Indranil Datta, India
Coach committee
Hana Majarova, Czech Republic
Junior Bolanos, Chile (third round)
Technical committee
Douglas Denton, USA
Jon Shales, Great Britain
Park Sunghyun, Korea
Target committee
Park Kyungmo, Korea
Bob Pian, USA
Maya Shalaby, Slovenia
Medical and sports science committee
Anne Smith, Canada
Kim Youngsook, Korea
Martin Bauer, Germany (third round)
Para archery committee
Dominique Ohlmann, France
Zahra Nemati, Iran
Nancy Littke, Canada
The following candidates were proposed by the executive board and approved by congress.
Finance and audit board
Rolf Lind, Denmark
Hilda Gibson, Great Britain
David Tan, Singapore
Board of justice and ethics
Marty Swanson, USA (2025)
Lee Dongmin, Korea (2025)
Guillermina Garcia Avila, Mexico (2025)
Kevin D’Amour, US Virgin Islands (2023)
Jaan Lott, Estonia (2023)
