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    2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

    Jul 04, 2019 6 minutes

    The 2019 Hyundai World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands was by some distance the biggest major international archery tournament ever held. The total runners were 590 from 88 countries – 200 recurve men, 153 recurve women, 139 compound men and 98 compound women – and it also served as the main Olympic qualifier for teams and a handful of individuals. (It was preceded by the Para Championships, held in the same spot. We decided to give that its own space, so Bow will have a full report about that in the next issue.)

    For many nations and squads, the Olympic places was the real driver for attendance. In recurve archery, gaining an spot and then competing for your country remains the reference point for the rest of the world – and also, for gaining funding from central government. Coming home with three spots for Tokyo is, on a national level, at least as important as winning a championship medal, and in terms of a career, often more so. Many international teams stayed on

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