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Over the past few years, the popularity of archery has only grown with many youngsters striving to hit their mark in the competitive world of archery. As a matter of fact, archery has become a very well-known sport with international competitions such as the Olympics and World Archery Championships which have produced some of the best archers known to the world such as Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das, Brady Ellison, and Kim Soo-Nyung. In this blog, we will be covering the ongoing Archery World Cup 2021.
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Archery World Cup 2021
Initially started by the World Archery Federation, the Archery World Cup is a competition that is held across four countries in four stages. It was introduced after the success of the 2003 World Archery Championships and 2004 Summer Olympics as a way to popularise the sport among the crowd as well as encourage the development of young talent in this field. The Archery World Cup is always held in four distinctive locations across the world and tests the accuracy, balance, concentration, and archery skills of different archers.
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Schedule and Locations of the Archery World Cup 2021
The Archery World 2021, rebranded as the Hyundai Archery World Cup, is the 15th edition of the International Archery Competitions organized by World Archery. Comprising 4 stages, the Archery World Cup 2021 is scheduled to run between 19th April to 30th September 2021.
Eight archers in each category of Recurve Men, Recurve Women, Compound Men, and Compound Women are invited to compete at the Archery World Cup Final each year. Additionally, in 2021, it was announced that the individual winners of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 will receive Olympic wildcard places in the World Cup Final 2021. Wildcards are also exempted from the two-per-country limitation.
The schedule along with locations of the Archery World Cup 2021 can be found in the following table:
| Date | Stage | Location |
| 19th to 25th April 2021 | Stage 1 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 17th to 23rd May 2021 | Stage 2 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 21st to 27th June 2021 | Stage 3 | Paris, France |
| 29th to 30th September 2021 | Stage 4 | Yankton, United States |
Stage 1 – Guatemala City, Guatemala
This stage of the Archery World Cup 2021 was hosted by Guatemala City located in Guatemala and was held between 19th April and 25th April. A total of 158 archers from around 25 countries participated in the first stage of the Archery World Cup 2021, Stage 1.
Stage 1 of the Archery World Cup 2021 saw the participation of the US Recurve Archery Champion, Brady Ellison, and Dutch Compound Champion, Mike Schloesser. Additionally, while the Indian Recurve Team successfully participated and secured 3 gold medals and 1 bronze in the tournament, the Indian Compound Team was unable to participate due to a false-positive Covid test. Nevertheless, because of this win, Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das automatically qualified for the Archery World Cup 2021 Final.
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Additionally, the main highlights of the first stage of the tournament also include India’s first team gold medal after 7 years, which was successfully secured by the women’s team comprising Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Komalika Bari after defeating the Mexico women’s team. This win was followed by Ankita Bhakat and Atanu Das, wherein they bagged the bronze medal in the recurve mixed team. The results of Stage 1 of the Archery World Cup 2021 are as follows:
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Recurve
Men’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Atanu Das (India) |
| Silver Medal | Daniel Castro (Spain) |
| Bronze Medal | Angel Alvarado (México) |
Men’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Spain) Miguel Alvarino Daniel Castro Pablo Acha |
| Silver Medal | (USA) Brady Ellison Josef Scarboro Matthew Requa |
| Bronze Medal | (Germany) Florian Unruh Maximilian Weckmuller Christoph Breitbach |
Women’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Deepika Kumari (India) |
| Silver Medal | Mackenzie Brown (USA) |
| Bronze Medal | Alejandra Valencia (México) |
Women’s Team
| Gold Medal | (India) Komalika Bari Ankita Bhakat Deepika Kumari |
| Silver Medal | (Mexico) Aida Roman Alejandra Valencia Ana Paula Vazquez |
| Bronze Medal | (Germany) Michelle Kroppen Elisa Tartler Lisa Unruh |
Mixed Team
| Gold Medal | (Mexico) Ana Paula Vazquez Anel Alvarado |
| Silver Medal | (Germany) Lisa Unruh Florian Unruh |
| Bronze Medal | (India) Ankita Bhakat Atanu Das |
Compound
Men’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Braden Gellenthien (USA) |
| Silver Medal | Mike Schloesser (Netherlands) |
| Bronze Medal | Kris Schaff (USA) |
Men’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Mexico) Miguel Becerra Antonio Hidalgo Uriel Olvera |
| Silver Medal | (Columbia) Pablo Gomez Zuluaga Juan Fernando Bonilla Daniel Munoz |
| Bronze Medal | (USA) Braden Gellenthien Kris Schaff Reo Wilde |
Women’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Nora Valdez (Columbia) |
| Silver Medal | Tanja Gellenthien (Denmark) |
| Bronze Medal | Savannah Vanderwier (USA) |
Women’s Team
| Gold Medal | (USA) Paige Pearce Alexis Ruiz Linda Ochoa-Anderson |
| Silver Medal | (Mexico) Andrea Becerra Esmeralda Sanchez Margarita Valencia |
| Bronze Medal | (Colombia) Alejandra Usquiano Nora Valdez Sara López |
Mixed Team
| Gold Medal | (Denmark ) Tanja Gellenthien Stephan Hansen |
| Silver Medal | (Mexico) Andrea Becerra Antonio Hidalgo |
| Bronze Medal | (Netherlands) Jody Vermeulen Mike Schloesser |
Stage 2 – Lausanne, Switzerland
The 2nd Stage of the Archery World Cup 2021 was held in Lausanne, Switzerland between 17th May 2021 to 23rd May 2021. Under this stage, a total of 235 archers from around 35 countries participated. Interestingly, Shanghai was originally scheduled to host the second stage of the Archery World Cup 2021, however, it was soon moved to Lausanne. The results of the second stage of the Archery World Cup 2021 are as follows :
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Recurve
Men’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Brady Ellison (USA) |
| Silver Medal | Maximilian Weckmüller (Germany) |
| Bronze Medal | Yun Sanchez (Spain) |
Men’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Germany) Florian Unruh Maximilian Weckmüller Johannes Maier |
| Silver Medal | (Spain) Miguel Alvariño Daniel Castro Pablo Acha |
| Bronze Medal | (Italy) Mauro Nespoli Alessandro Paoli Federico Musolesi |
Women’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Svetlana Gomboeva (Russia) |
| Silver Medal | Ksenia Perova (Russia) |
| Bronze Medal | Audrey Adiceom (France) |
Women’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Italy) Tatiana Andreoli Lucilla Boari Chiara Rebagliati |
| Silver Medal | (Mexico) Aída Román Alejandra Valencia Ana Paula Vázquez |
| Bronze Medal | (Russia) Svetlana Gomboeva Elena OsipovaInna Stepanova |
Mixed Team
| Gold Medal | Netherlands (NED) Gabriela Schloesser Sjef van den Berg |
| Silver Medal | Bangladesh (BAN) Diya Siddique Md Ruman Shana |
| Bronze Medal | Mexico (MEX) Alejandra Valencia Luis Álvarez |
Compound
Men’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Mike Schloesser (Netherlands) |
| Silver Medal | Federico Pagnoni (Italy) |
| Bronze Medal | Adrien Gontier (France) |
Men’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Turkey) Evren Çağıran Yakup Yıldız Furkan Oruç |
| Silver Medal | (Netherlands) Mike Schloesser Max Verwoerdt Sil Pater |
| Bronze Medal | (Italy) Marco Bruno Federico Pagnoni Sergio Pagni |
Women’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Tanja Gellenthien (Denmark) |
| Silver Medal | Andrea Marcos (Spain) |
| Bronze Medal | Natalia Avdeeva (Russia) |
Women’s Team
| Gold Medal | (USA) Linda Ochoa-Anderso Paige Pearce Savannah Vanderwier |
| Silver Medal | (Russia) Natalia Avdeeva Viktoria Balzhanova Arina Cherkezova |
| Bronze Medal | (France) Sophie Dodemont Tiphaine Renaudin Lola Grandjean |
Mixed Team
| Gold Medal | Netherlands (NED) Jody Vermeulen Mike Schloesser |
| Silver Medal | Denmark (DEN) Tanja Gellenthien Stephan Hansen |
| Bronze Medal | United States (USA) Linda Ochoa-Anderson Braden Gellenthien |
Stage 3 – Paris, France
The 3rd Stage of the Archery World Cup 2021 was held in the City of Paris, France, between 21st June 2021 and 27th June 2021. The 3rd Stage saw the participation of 370 archers from more than 55 countries. The tournament also marked the entry of the Indian Compound Team after their absence in the first 2 stages of the tournament. It also marked the entry of the overall Indian Team after they were denied entry for the 2nd Stage which was held in Switzerland due to travel restrictions.
It was also a joyous occasion for Team India after Deepika Kumari successfully clinched her 3rd gold medal in Paris. In total, team India had successfully secured 4 gold medals which were respectively bagged by Abhishek Verma in the Compound category, and the rest were bagged in the Women’s Recurve Team, Mixed Team, and Women’s Individual recurve event.
Stage 3 decides both lineups for the Archery World Cup Final 2021 which will be held in Yankton, USA as well as hosting the final qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics. The results of Stage 3 of the Archery World Cup 2021 are as follows:
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Recurve
Men’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Brady Ellison (USA) |
| Silver Medal | Jack Williams (USA) |
| Bronze Medal | Federico Musolesi (Italy) |
Men’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Germany) Moritz Wieser Maximilian Weckmüller Florian Unruh |
| Silver Medal | (Belgium) Senna Roos Jarno De Smedt Ben Adriaensen |
| Bronze Medal | (France) Thomas Chirault Pierre Plihon Jean-Charles Valladont |
Women’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Deepika Kumari (India) |
| Silver Medal | Elena Osipova (Russia) |
| Bronze Medal | Mackenzie Brown (USA) |
Women’s Team
| Gold Medal | (India) Komalika Bari Ankita Bhakat Deepika Kumari |
| Silver Medal | (Mexico) Aída Román Alejandra Valencia Ana Paula Vázquez |
| Bronze Medal | (France) Audrey Adiceom Lisa Barbelin Angéline Cohendet |
Mixed Team
| Gold Medal | (India) Deepika Kumari Atanu Das |
| Silver Medal | (Netherlands) Gabriela Schloesser Sjef van den Berg |
| Bronze Medal | (Mexico) Alejandra Valencia Luis Álvarez |
Compound
Men’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Abhishek Verma (India) |
| Silver Medal | Kris Schaff (USA) |
| Bronze Medal | Mike Schloesser (Netherlands) |
Men’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Denmark ) Martin Damsbo Mathias Fullerton Stephan Hansen |
| Silver Medal | (USA) Braden Gellenthien James Lutz Kris Schaff |
| Bronze Medal | (France) Jean-Philippe Boulch Nicolas Girard Adrien Gontier |
Women’s Individual
| Gold Medal | Sara López (Columbia) |
| Silver Medal | Alejandra Usquiano (Columbia) |
| Bronze Medal | Toja Ellison (Slovenia) |
Women’s Team
| Gold Medal | (Colombia) Alejandra Usquiano Nora Valdez Sara López |
| Silver Medal | (Great Britain) Ella Gibson Layla Annison Bayley Sargeant |
| Bronze Medal | (Netherlands) Sanne de Laat Martine Stas-Couwenberg Jody Vermeulen |
Mixed Team
| Gold Medal | Russia (RUS) Elizaveta Knyazeva Anton Bulaev |
| Silver Medal | Colombia (COL) Alejandra Usquiano Daniel Muñoz |
| Bronze Medal | Italy (ITA) Paola Natale Federico Pagnoni |
Stage 4 – Yankton, USA
The 4th and the Final Stage of the Archery World Cup 2021 is scheduled to be held in Yankton, the USA on the 29th and 30th of September 2021, after the end of the Archery World Championship which is scheduled for 19th September to 26th September. This is the first time the Archery World Cup 2021 will be hosted in the United States and the first time the two tournaments will run consecutively in the same location.
Under Stage 4, 8 archers will compete in each division for the World Cup titles. One archer in each of the four categories will be American, and they will be joined by the winners of the three World Cup stages in Guatemala City, Lausanne, and Paris, as well as the individual Olympic champions from Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Medal Tally
In the following table, you can find below the medal tally for 16 nations that have successfully clinched gold, silver, and bronze medals for their country in the Archery World Cup 2021. Currently, the USA is leading with a total of 15 medals, followed by Mexico with a total of 11 medals which is closely followed by the Netherlands and India, with 9 medals and 8 medals respectively.
| Nations | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Total |
| India | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| USA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Columbia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mexico | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Russia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Spain | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
This was all about the Hyundai Archery World Cup 2021. To read more insightful and interesting blogs like this, stay tuned to Leverage Edu.
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