The National Archery Federation of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի նետաձգության ազգային ֆեդերացիա), also known as the Armenian Archery Federation, is the regulating body of
archery in
Armenia
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, governed by the
Armenian Olympic Committee. The headquarters of the federation is located in
Yerevan
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.
History
The Federation was established in 1993 and the current president is Nazik Amiryan. The Federation is a full member of 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 ...
and
World Archery Europe
The World Archery Europe (WAE, also and formerly known as EMAU from European and Mediterranean Archery Union) is an archery organization headquartered in Rome, Italy. It is an official governing body which provides news, calendar, history, rules ...
. Armenian archers participate in various European, international and Olympic level archery competitions, including the
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
. The Federation also organizes national tournaments and archery training events.
Between 2010 and 2011, the Federation hosted and organized two consecutive European level archery competitions in Armenia.
See also
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References
External links
National Archery Federation of Armeniaon Facebook
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Sports governing bodies in Armenia
Archery in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...