Antalya Centennial Archery Field ( tr, Antalya 100. Yıl Okçuluk Sahası) is an
archery
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field located in
Antalya
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,
Turkey
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Situated in Meltem neighborhood, the archery field on lawn has the dimensions , where 50 targets can be placed. İt has a seating capacity for 500 spectators. The venue was leased to the Antalya Archery Club (Antalya Okçuluk İhtisas Kulübü) on November 17, 1998, for 49 years by its owner, the Directorate General of Youth and Sports.
The facility has also offices, lounge area and a meeting room.
It is also home to Antalya Anadolu Archery Club (Antalaya Anadolu Okçuluk Kulübü).
The venue hosts the
FITA Archery World Cup
The Archery World Cup is a competition, started in 2006, organized by the World Archery Federation, where the archers compete in four stages in four countries and the best eight archers of each category (from 2010, four archers during 2006-09) ad ...
competitions organized by the
World Archery Federation
The World Archery Federation (WA, also and formerly known as FITA from the French ''Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc'') is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 nationa ...
(WAF) and run by the
Turkish Archery Federation since 2006.
International events
* 2006 Grand Prix (2nd leg) - June 7–10
* 2007 European Grand Prix (2nd leg) / Archery World Cup (Stage 3) - May 29-June 2
* 2008 European Grand Prix (2nd leg) / World Cup (Stage 3) - May 27–31
* 10th World Junior Outdoor Target Championships & 4th World Cadet Outdoor Target Championships - October 6–11, 2008
* 2009 European Grand Prix (3rd leg) & FITA World Cup (Stage 3) - June 2–7
* 2010 World Cup (Stage 2) - June 6–12
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2011 European Archery Grand Prix (1st leg) - April 11–16
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2011 World Cup (Stage 2) - June 6–12
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2012 World Cup (Stage 2) - May 1–6
* 2013 World Cup (Stage 2) - June, 10-16
* 2013 World Archery Championships - September 27–28
References
Archery venues
Archery in Turkey
Sports venues in Antalya
Sports venues completed in 1998
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