Denmark's capital, Copenhagen, will host the 2015 World Archery Championships - the primary qualification tournament for the Rio 2016 Games - from July 26 to August 2, with the Youth World Championships taking place in the United States city of Yankton on June 8 to 14 and the Para World Championships being held in the German town of Donaueschingen on August 23 to 30.

Archery's world governing body has pencilled in the date of the Rio 2016 Olympic test event at the Sambodromo stadium, which underwent a 35 million Brazilian reals (£9 million/$16 million/€11 million) renovation in 2012, as September 17 to 24, although it said it is still "awaiting final confirmation".

Meanwhile, the sport's 2015 World Cup will get underway in the Chinese city of Shanghai on May 5 to 10, followed by competition in Antalya, Turkey on May 26 to 31, Wrocław in Poland on August 11 to 16 and Medellín, Colombia on September 8 to 13.

Christiansborg Palace, home of the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, was last month revealed as the venue for the 2015 World Archery Championships finals ©Wikipedia


Although the World Cup Final dates have been revealed as October 24 to 25, the venue for the event has yet to be announced.

Finally, World Archery said the Indoor World Cup will continue to include stages in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas for the 2014-2015 season, as well as, for the first time, a dedicated Para-archery competition in Bangkok, Thailand on December 8 to 9.

The series will see events in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on November 15 to 16, Bangkok on December 6 to 7 and Nîmes, France on January 23 to 25, with the US city of Las Vegas hosting both stage four on February 6 to 7 and the final on February 7.

"World Archery's competition schedule reflects the diverse and global nature of the sport," World Archery secretary general Tom Dielen said.

"Returning to cities on the Archery World Cup tour for multiple years encourages a dedicated local fanbase, development of the sport and sustained success.

"Our marquee cities continue to host great events and allow us to expand the live spectacle of archery further into our up and coming continents and countries."

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