Provisional dates for 2021 Archery WC, World C'ships announced

The final qualification tournament for Tokyo Olympics was initially scheduled to be held in Berlin in June 2020. However, following the one-year delay of the Games, it has been replaced by Paris.

Lausanne: World Archery has announced provisional dates for the 2021 Archery World Cup circuit and for the 2021 World Championships. While the World Championships will be held in Yankton, USA from September 19 to 26, the World Cup circuit will begin on April 19 in Guatemala City.

The first stage of the series will go on till April 25 after which it moves to Shanghai from May 17 to 23. The third stage will be held from June 22 to 27 in Paris while the final is scheduled to be held in September-October. The venue will be announced on a later date.

World Archery releases provisional calendar for 2021 Archery World Cup season.

The final qualification tournament for Tokyo was initially scheduled to be held in Berlin in June 2020. However, following the one-year delay of the Games, it has been replaced by Paris.

It will be held as a standalone event, immediately before the World Cup stage, from June 18 to 21.

Meanwhile, the Youth World Championship has been scheduled from September 19 to 26.

The World Archery 3D Championships that were originally scheduled to be held in 2021 have already been delayed to 2022.

Dates for the next World Archery Para Championships, which are due to take place in Dubai, have not yet been confirmed.

The 2020 circuit was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic earlier in the year.

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Meanwhile, the 2021 calendar is the first to be constructed using the concept of international blocks.

During the main outdoor season, all international events have been placed in the second half of a month. This leaves the first half free for continental events.

The intention is to develop and standardise this approach, releasing blocked calendars up to four years in advance. This should enable better planning at the continental and national level, greater calendar consistency for international competition and clarity for event bidders.

More information will be released soon.