World Archery Championships 2015

In 2015 4,000 spectators get the opportunity to watch the world’s best archers fight for medals at the World Archery Championships in 2015, when the finals are staged in front of the Danish Parliament in the heart of Copenhagen. And it is not the first time that archery at top level is exposed in Copenhagen.

Rolf LIND, President of the Danish Archery Federation, says: "Thanks to our World Cup Final 2009 we have great experience in staging a major international archery event. We do realise, however, that the World Archery Championships exceed the World Cup final, both as far as participants and spectators are concerned. Therefore, it is time for action now. We are teaming up with Sport Event Denmark and Wonderful Copenhagen to ensure that the World Archery Championships 2015 will be a memorable event with long-term legacies."

For the first time ever, the World Cup Final 2009 was hosted in Northern Europe. The event was staged in one of the cosiest and most crowded areas of Copenhagen called Nyhavn. Thus, the event was embedded in an unprecedented way by the local population, tourists and the city space itself. The archers were lined up at the gangway in the canal, aiming at targets at a temporary bridge across the canal.

Lars LUNDOV, Chief Executive of Sport Event Denmark, says: "We are pleased to learn that one more top event in an Olympic sport has been secured. Our bid was extremely strong and unique thanks to among other things our suggestion to stage the event outside in spectacular surroundings, and it proves that Denmark stands for innovation in terms of staging major international sports events."