Date :7/17/2020
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The World Archery Federation suspended international competitions in March due to the outbreak of the Corona virus and was scheduled not to take place until at least July, but now the break has been extended.
However, if government guidelines allow national competitions to be held, the World Archery Federation will recognize them from July, meaning that athletes will be able to qualify for major events and set world records. To break.
The International Federation said that no new tournaments will be announced in the next two months and that no international program scheduled for 2020 can be considered approved.
Due to Covid 19 epidemic, the world rankings have now been canceled and the qualifying competitions for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics - postponed to 2021 - will not resume until 2021.
The Board also confirmed that the 2021 World Archery Congress will be held at the same time as the World Archery Championships in Yankton, South Dakota.
The date of this event has not been announced yet.
"Our focus right now is on supporting efforts to defeat the epidemic, while, as a sport, we are committed to what we will do in the future," said Igor Ardner, president of the World Archery Federation. "We are getting ready."