13 September 2006 - European Championships Start Today

European Championships Start Today Lausanne - 13 September 2006   The Outdoor Target Archery European Championships start in Athens today. All the best European archers came back to the place of the 2004 Olympics and hope for some more glory.   These 2006 Europeans take place in one of the former Olympic sites and once again, we will see some spectacular competition with a challenging wind. After the qualification today, teams and individuals will shoot in match-plays until the new Champions are crown on Saturday. Here are some of the favorites.   Recurve Men: The Italian golden trio Frangilli, Galiazzo and Di Buo will face competition from Hirstov (BUL), Van Alten and Peter Custers (NED), Tsyrempilov (RUS), Petersson (SWE) and Ivashko (UKR).   Recurve Women: The succession of Marcinkiewicz (POL) is wide open between Olympic bronze medalist Williamson (GBR), Field silver medalist Dodemont (FRA), Tonetta (ITA), Mospinek (POL), Galinovskaya (RUS), Gallardo (ESP), Nasaridze (TUR) and Berezhna (UKR).   Compound Men: The Dutch World Record team Emiel Custers, Elzinga, Van Zutphen will be challenged by Damsbo and Baldur (DEN), Genet (FRA), Boe (DEN), Hofer (SUI) and freshly Field World Champion Lundin (SWE)   Compound Women: Behind the two favorites and World Cup leaders from Russia, Goncharova and Kazantseva, the competition will be tough between current European Champion Fabre (FRA), Willems (BEL), Soemod (DEN), Simpson (GBR), Ericsson (SWE) and the young Ioannou (GRE) and Zorman (CRO).   Program: Wednesday, 13 Sep.: Qualification Round (70m) 08.00 Men Recurve & Women Compound 15.00 Women Recurve & Men Compound   Thursday, 14 Sep.: Teams Eliminations (1/8, 1/4, 1/2) 08.00 Men Recurve & Women Compound 11.00 Women Recurve& Men Compound   Friday, 15 Sep: Individual Elimination Rounds,1/32,1/16,1/8,1/4, 1/2 08.30 Men Recurve & Women Compound 14.00 Women Recurve & Men Compound   Saturday, 16 Sep.: 09.00 Teams Medal Matches  14:00 Individual Medal Matches 17:00 Medal & Closing Ceremony   Medalists from Previous Europeans Championships   2000 Antalya (TUR) – 2OO2 Oulu (FIN) – 2004 Brussels (BEL)   Recurve Men   2000 2002 2004 1 B. TSYREMPILOV (RUS) M. Frangilli (ITA) M. Galiazzo (ITA) 2 I. Di Buo (ITA) B. TSYREMPILOV (RUS) H. Lind (DEN) 3 J. De Grandis (FRA) I. Di Buo (ITA) P. Custers (NED)   Team   2000 2002 2004 1 Turquie France Pays Bas 2 Pays Bas Pays Bas Grande Bretagne 3 France Italie Danemark   Recurve Women   2000 2002 2004 1 N. Nasaridze (TUR) N. Valeeva (ITA) I. Marcinkiewicz (POL) 2 N. Bolotova (RUS) D. Sarialtin (TUR) A. Williamson (GBR) 3 A. Karaseva (BLR) J. Mospinek (POL) A. Karaseva (BLR)   Team   2000 2002 2004 1 Turquie Russie Ukraine 2 Allemagne Pologne Italie 3 Italie Ukraine Pologne   Compound Men   2000 2002 2004 1 S. Tarplee GBR) M. Palumbo (ITA) P. Elzinga (NED) 2 T. Ondrik (HUN) B. Andersson (SUE) A. Tosco (Elzinga) 3 M. Peart (GBR) F. Van Zutphen (NED) F. Van Zutphen (NED)   Team   2000 2002 2004 1 Slovénie Pays Bas France 2 Hongrie Slovénie Pays Bas 3 Grande Bretagne France Italie   Compound Women   2000 2002 2004 1 I. Luyting (NED) A.L. Tuuttu (FIN) V. Fabre (FRA) 2 F. Agudo (ESP) P. Dortmund (GER) L. Hauge (DEN) 3 C. Trenaman (GBR) C. Pellen (FRA) S. Vandionant (FRA)   Team   2000 2002 2004 1 Pays-Bas Russie France 2 France Finlande Russie 3 Grande Bretagne France Allemagne   FITA Communication Didier Miéville   Source: EMAU, Laurence Frère FFTA