Rio 2016 Paralympic archery medallist Jonathon Milne has claimed he "got better during lockdown while most others went backwards" as he aims to secure another podium place at Tokyo 2020.
Lisa Coryell secured a Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games quota place for the United States with victory in the women's W1 category at the Pan and Parapan Archery Championships in Mexico.
Anton Ziapaev revealed he is hopeful of repeating his gold-medal winning performance at the Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament at this year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Russia claimed two gold medals on the final day of the Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament at the Dubai Club for People of Determination to help the country finish top of the medal table.
Turkey claimed a clean sweep of the medals in the W1 individual open category on the third day of the Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament at the Dubai Club for People of Determination.
Back-to-back Paralympic champion Zahra Nemati of Iran is through to the final of the recurve women's open contest at the Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament, having maintained the dominance she showed in qualifying.
The Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament is underway in Dubai, with qualification rounds taking place today.
Para-archers are set to compete on the international stage for the first time in 12 months when Dubai plays host to the Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament.
Japanese Para-archer Yoshitsugu Naka has died at the age 60, it has been announced.
The 2021 World Archery Para Championships have been moved to 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Former Paralympic champion John Cavanagh has retired from archery due to a "steady worsening" of "long-term injuries".
World number one Para-archer Suresh Selvathamby has admitted he was at "beginner level" when returning to training after a three-month lockdown.
World Archery have confirmed South Korean para-archer Jeong Jin-young has served a five-month suspension over a failed drug test.
China dominated the final day of the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok, winning four of the eight golds on offer at the Sports Authority of Thailand Archery Range.
Chikara Vivek defeated top seed Wang Sijun to claim men's recurve gold at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Liverpool City Council - Project Director, World Gymnastics Championships 2022 - United Kingdom
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Gymnastics Championships in 2022. The World Gymnastics Championships 2022 will be one of the largest international sporting events ever to be held in Liverpool. Held at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from 29 October to 6 November 2022, more than 550 gymnasts from 75 countries are expected to compete. We are looking for a freelance Project Director to lead the team as maternity cover for an initial 6 month period (with the possibility of extension and potential of Championship role in due course). This is a fantastic role for an experienced Project Director to continue the planning of the 2022 Championships, offering an opportunity to shape a unique and prestigious, world-class major international sport event.
The unprecedented delay to Tokyo 2020 meant the dreams of some athletes were stopped in their tracks. Mike Rowbottom reports on the men and women who could not wait another year.
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