French National Sport Institute unveils new archery centre

The archery centre, located at the INSEP in Paris – home of sport excellence and performance in France – was officially inaugurated by Mrs Valérie FOURNEYRON, French Sports and Youth Minister. Among the high-ranking officials in attendance were World Archery President Prof Dr U?ur ERDENER, French Federation President and WA Executive Board Member Mr Philippe BOUCLET, and many other French Sport Authorities.

The archery centre was named after Sébastien FLUTE, the French archer who became Olympic Champion in 1992 and went on to win many other World, European and French Championships. Currently, Sébastien FLUTE is very active with archery promotion in France and in the promotion of clean sport.

“Having my name above the entrance door is an enormous honour for me, 26 years after crossing the INSEP metal gate for the first time”, commented FLUTE as he encouraged current French National Team members. “Do not believe that this is going to be easier now; you already achieved excellent performances while you were training in the old facilities. It is your turn to write the next pages of French archery”.

“I hope that the centre named after the 1992 Olympic Champion will be the host of many future Olympic Champions”, added Prof Dr U?ur ERDENER.

This new archery centre is one of the best archery-dedicated training facilities in the world and has a total area of 650 m² with the possibility to host 25 targets at 90, 70, 50 and 30m. The archers will have the possibility to shoot in outdoor and indoor conditions. The centre also has dressing rooms, an office, a physiotherapy room and a fitness centre.

This event comes two days before the start of the 2013 World Cup Final in Paris.

World Archery Communication