26.11.2024
Dear members, dear archers,
I would like to start by… I want to thank all the delegates for their amazing voting. I am honored to be elected as President, especially as a woman. It is not typical for women to be on top of the board of an international association. I am honored to serve as President and I am committed to fulfilling the trust you have placed in me and to meeting your expectations. I will do my best, but I am as good as my team. Let me be clear: T.A.I. is not a one-person show. T.A.I. never has acted like this, and it never will.
Some of you may not know me, so I’d like to take a moment to tell you a bit about myself.
My name is Corinna Franz. I have been an archer for 20 years. I founded a club in 2015 and have competed in national and international championships, as well as local tournaments. I have extensive experience with all kinds of traditional, and historical bows, and even one year with a compound bow. After winning the German Championship twice with this bow, I knew I owned it, but it would never be mine. I returned to traditional bows.
I have experience being a board member in a German association and the last one and a half years as the sport director at the T.A.I. This voting was very special because the new T.A.I. board is distributed over different countries and continents.
I’d like to thank Eric for placing his trust in me and for becoming a great friend. He was an excellent teacher and passed his great experience on me. I’d also like to thank Paula Duarte for her contributions. She’ll be missed. She did excellent work, had a clear mind, and a wonderful laugh. I will miss her. Thank you, Paula, for your trust in me. Frank, our new Treasurer, was always there for me when I needed help.
Now, it’s time to look forward. I’d like to welcome the new Board members and those in new positions. On my side, we have:
Our Vice President, Kelvin Cheng from Hong Kong,
our Treasurer, Frank Schmitt from Germany,
our Sports Director, Eric Lindemann from Germany,
our Asia Director, Sadiq Ali from Pakistan,
our Deputy Asia Director, Parvej Joshi from India
our Media Director, Muhammad Asif from Pakistan
our European Director, Thorsten Puck from Germany
and last but not least
our Cash Auditor, Rui Resende from Portugal.
I would like to take this opportunity to say a few final words. As an international federation, we are excited to embark on this journey together. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
With kind regards
Corinna Franz
President
24.11.2024
Invitation to the ETO 2025
Dear archers, dear members
We hereby invite you to the ETO 2025 in Italy in the Parco Nazionale del Pollino. Detailed information such as accommodation, competition rounds etc. will be published on www.eto2025.it from December 1st. Preliminary information can be downloaded here -> Invitation-ETO-2025.
24.11.2024
T.A.I. has a new board
The T.A.I. Assembly of Delegates took place on November 23, 2024. In addition to the regular reports and discussions, the new Board of Directors and the Committee were elected. The Board is made up of committed members who will continue to work hard to further develop the association and implement the common goals. New anual fees were also approved. We look forward to productive cooperation and a successful future in the coming years.
Delegates Assembly 23rd November 2024
Dear Delegates of the T.A.I.,
We would like to kindly remind you that the T.A.I. Delegates Assembly will take place on 23 November 2025 at 12:00 CET. You have all been invited in due time. Please check your emails. If you have not received the link, please contact us.
On behalf of the board
Eric Lindemann
President
28.10.2024
25.08.2024
The results and a few impressions of the EHO 2024 are online
We have published some impressions and also the results of the EHO 2024 around the castle of Golub Dobrzin in Poland. for more impressions, visit Facebook.
Click -> here for the impressions.
Click -> here for the results.
T.A.I. members are officially eligible to compete in AAE tournaments
Following official confirmation by Heike Gehritz, Vice President of the AAE, Archery Association Europe (member of the NFAA, National Field Archery Association USA), all members of the T.A.I. are now officially eligible to compete in AAE tournaments. We are pleased about this development, that our members now have access to other international tournaments in addition to the annual T.A.I. championships.
Here is the official link to the AAE: www.aae-archery.com