, Canberra — The second day of the Australian National Archery Championships was underway today at the Tuggeranong Archery Club in Canberra, with the field shooting competition being one of the highlights, as Australians in several bow classes were attempting to qualify for the in August. Alice Ingley and Odette Snazelle at the Championships Competitors need to meet a minimum score and finish in the top three in their class to earn a nomination from to go on to World Championship. The long bow class archers were competing for national honors because they are not eligible to participate at World Championships. Long bow archer Dakota Smith Twenty-four targets were used for the competition with enough archers in groups of three to four to cover almost all of them at any one time. The funding to host the National Archery Championships is largely shared by the club hosting the competition, as is the case with Canberra who received no funding from the local government for the event. In the case of the Australian Capital Territory though, the territory government has supported the building of archery related facilities including their current stadium purpose built as a 2000 Summer Games training facility. The government is also paying the majority of the AUD 2 million for a multisport facility in Tuggeranong.
, Canberra — The second day of the Australian National Archery Championships was underway today at the Tuggeranong Archery Club in Canberra, with the competition being one of the highlights, as Australians in several bow classes were attempting to qualify for the in August. Alice Ingley and Odette Snazelle at the Championships Competitors need to meet a minimum score and finish in the top three in their class to earn a nomination from to go on to World Championship. The long bow class archers were competing for national honors because they are not eligible to participate at World Championships. Long bow archer Dakota Smith Twenty-four targets were used for the competition with enough archers in groups of three to four to cover almost all of them at any one time. The funding to host the National Archery Championships is largely shared by the club hosting the competition, as is the case with Canberra who received no funding from the local government for the event. In the case of the Australian Capital Territory though, the territory government has supported the building of archery related facilities including their current stadium purpose built as a 2000 Summer Games training facility. The government is also paying the majority of the 2 million for a multisport facility in Tuggeranong.
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