The second day of the 50th World Archery Congress featured the election of the new President, in which Prof Dr Uğur ERDENER was the only candidate, and other important positions across World Archery’s governance. Prof Dr Uğur ERDENER was re-elected with 93 votes in favour and 2 votes against, reflecting the overwhelming support for his management. The results of the Vice-Presidents election are the following: •María Emma GAVIRIA (COL) •Sanguan KOSAVINTA (THA) •Philippe BOUCLET (FRA) With these candidates removed from the voting for the remaining Executive Board places, the following members achieved majorities and will complete a four-year term: •Greg EASTON (USA) •Vladimir ESHEEV (RUS) •Aladin GABR (EGY) Find the complete results of the elections of the 50th World Archery Congress. Awards Trophies were awarded to the best archery nations for the World Cup seasons 2011-2013: Highest number of participations United States Mexico Italy World Cup 2011 United States India France World Cup 2012 United States Korea Russia World Cup 2013 Korea United States Italy Several honours were awarded to individuals working hard towards promotion and development of archery worldwide. María Emma GAVIRIA (COL) was the first person honoured, with the Women and Sports Trophy. Bronze plaquettes were awarded to the following persons for their contribution to the growing success of our sport: •Pauline BETTERIDGE (GBR): Head of Classification for Archery at the International Paralympic Committee and World Archery for fourteen years •Rita VAN DRIEL (NED): Retiring chair of World Archery Para-Archery Committee •GUO Bei (CHN): Former international judge, also involved in the organisation of the Shanghai World Cup, and Member of World Archery Asia •Greg EASTON (USA): Organiser of the Ogden World Cup from 2010 until 2012 and the Youth World Championships in 2009 in Ogden The following persons received Silver plaquettes: •Eva THESEN (NOR): Technical Delegate at the London Olympic Games and other major international events •Chris MARSH (GBR): London Olympic and Paralympic Games Competition Manager •Sergio FONT (CUB): Member and President of the World Archery Judges Committee, Judge at several major international events, Secretary General of the Cuban Archery Federation and more recently World Archery Americas Finally, Golden Arrow Awards were presented to some remarkable personalities for their exceptional lifetime services to archery: •Dr Jacques ROGGE, President of the International Olympic Committee •Mr CHUNG Eui-Sun, President of the Asian and Korean Archery Federations •Prof Dr Uğur ERDENER, President of World Archery and Member of the International Olympic Committee Before the conclusion of Congress, the delegates of all participating Member Associations and members of the Executive Board received commemorative medals presented by London Olympic medallists: •KI Bo Bae, YUN Ok Hee, IM Dong Hyun and OH Jin Hyek (KOR) •Michele FRANGILLI and Mauro NESPOLI (ITA) •Mariana AVITIA and Aída ROMAN (MEX) This concluded the World Archery Congress, which will be followed by the Opening Ceremony of the 47th World Archery Championships in Belek Antalya.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:12:55 +0000
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