Field event line-up for Birmingham 2022 World Games decided at Europeans

The roster of countries that will compete in the field archery competitions at the upcoming World Games in Birmingham, which were delayed one year into 2021, was decided in a special qualifier at the European championships in Porec.

Unlike the rest of that event, this competition was open internationally.

Italy’s Max Mandia, British Olympian Bryony Pitman, Spain’s Cesar Vera and the barebow women’s silver medallist at the last World Games, Tina Gutman, topped the four fields.

Nineteen countries won spots in total, bringing the total that will compete in Birmingham to 20, with Japan’s Wataru Oonuki having already secured a place by winning the last world field championships (held in Cortina in 2018).

Archers in Porec were winning spots for their countries – and it will be up to national teams to decide which athletes fill the places next summer.

The field archery competition at the World Games features events for recurve and barebow archers, while compound archers compete in the discipline of target archery. Qualification for the target events is ongoing.

Quota spots won in Porec

A separate qualifying event was held at the Europeans to distribute the available spaces.

•  Austria: 1 (1 barebow woman)
•  Croatia: 1 (1 recurve man)
•  Czech Republic: 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  France: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Ireland: 1 (1 barebow woman)
•  Italy: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Finland: 1 (1 barebow woman)
•  Germany: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Great Britain: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Hungary: 1 (1 barebow man)
•  Netherlands: 1 (1 recurve woman)
•  Norway: 1 (1 barebow man)
•  Russia: 1 (1 barebow man)
•  Slovakia: 1 (1 recurve woman)
•  Slovenia: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Spain: 3 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man)
•  Sweden: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Switzerland: 1 (1 recurve woman)
• USA: 1 (1 recurve man)

Quota by country – Birmingham 2022 World Games

Accurate as of 9 September 2021. Changes marked in italics.

Target archery (compound only)

•  China: 1 (1 para man – He Zihao)
•  Denmark: 2 (1 man, 1 woman)
•  Great Britain: 2 (1 woman, 1 para woman – Phoebe Pine)
•  Netherlands: 1 (1 woman)
•  Poland: 1 (1 man)
•  Turkey: 1 (1 man)
•  USA: 4 (1 man, 1 para man, 1 woman, 1 para woman)

Field archery

•  Austria: 1 (1 barebow woman)
•  Croatia: 1 (1 recurve man)
•  Czech Republic: 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  France: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Ireland: 1 (1 barebow woman)
•  Italy: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Finland: 1 (1 barebow woman)
•  Germany: 5 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 2 recurve women – Lisa Unruh)
•  Great Britain: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Hungary: 1 (1 barebow man)
•  Japan: 1 (1 recurve man – Wataru Oonuki)
•  Netherlands: 1 (1 recurve woman)
•  Norway: 1 (1 barebow man)
•  Russia: 1 (1 barebow man)
•  Slovakia: 1 (1 recurve woman)
•  Slovenia: 4 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Spain: 3 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 1 recurve man)
•  Sweden: 6 (2 barebow men – Erik Jonsson, 2 barebow women – Lina Bjorklund, 1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
•  Switzerland: 1 (1 recurve woman)
• USA: 5 (1 barebow man, 1 barebow woman, 2 recurve men, 1 recurve woman)