Archery World Cup Makes First U.S. Appearance
Dear Reader,

For the first time ever, the United States will host one of the qualifying stages of the 2010 Archery World Cup
season in Ogden, Utah. The four-day event, set for Aug. 3-7, will feature some of the best elite-level archers
from across the world. Archers will be earning valuable points at Ogden's third of four stages in hopes of qualifying
for the 2010 World Cup Final in Edinburgh, Great Britain in September.

The pivotal third stage will be held at Weber State University with the championship finals contested at picturesque
Lindquist Field. Ogden will also play host for the 2011 and 2012 Archery World Cup. The 2010 World Cup
season started in Porec, Croatia, and was followed by the second leg in Antalya, Turkey. The fourth qualifying
event will be in Shanghai, China.

The Archery World Cup, which started in 2006, has been a popular event for athletes, sponsors, media and
fans. The FITA-sanctioned event allows organizers to select unique competition venues, which included hosting
the finals by shooting over a canal at the 2009 Archery World Cup in Denmark, and competing from a floating
platform at the 2006 final in Dubai.

35 Countries Registered

The Archery World Cup has grown into one of the annual premiere
events for the international federation that attracts approximately 300
athletes from 30 countries at each of the various qualifying stages. As of
June 18, the preliminary list of attending countries stands at 35.

"We are extremely excited about the positive response to date from our
international counterparts," said Greg Easton, President of the Ogden
World Cup Organizing Committee. "I attribute some of our attraction to
the overall success of the Youth World Championships, which was held in
Ogden last summer and brought 50 countries with almost 600 athletes."

Team USA Dominating After Two World Cup Stages

The 2010 Archery World Cup season to date can best be described as energizing,
exhilarating and thrilling for Team USA. After the first two stages, the Americans have
collected an astonishing 14 medals to lead the World Cup Nations Ranking with 443
points. The next closest is Russia with 234, while China anchors third with 191.

2008 U.S. Olympian Brady Ellison has been the inspiring
recurve leader as he has collected five medals, winning
gold in recurve men and recurve mixed team at the Croatia
World Cup. In Turkey's second leg, Ellison brought home
the silver in recurve men's team and recurve mixed team,
while rebounding for a bronze in recurve men. Ellison has
dedicated the 2010 archery season to help raise awareness
and monies for Brady's Shoot for the Cure to X-Out
Breast Cancer.

On the compound side, Erika Anschutz is displaying one medal of each color. She
claimed her first individual World Cup title in Turkey for the second stage. Anschutz
helped the women's team to the silver in Croatia and claimed a bronze in the Turkey
compound mixed team event.

"We are really proud of the United States’ performances in the first two stages," said Denise Parker, USA
Archery, CEO. "We look forward to competing on our home soil in Ogden this summer."

Team USA has also established a handful of World Records during the first two events. After the first two stages,
the Team USA standings are:

Men's Recurve

Brady Ellison, 1st; Vic Wunderle, 4th

Men's Compound

Braden Gellenthien, 2nd; Reo Wilde, tie 6th; Rodger Willett, Jr., 10th; Ben Cleland, 11th

Women's Recurve

Jennifer Nichols, 16th

Women's Compound

Erika Anschutz, 3rd; Jamie Van Natta, 6th

Recurve Mixed Team

USA, 2nd

Compound Mixed Team

USA , 2nd

Ogden Invites All

This is our home... Ogden's skyscrapers are Ben
Lomond Peak, Mount Ogden and Strawberry
Peak. You may not see a lot of celebrities, but the
clear evening skies are plentiful with stars. There
are good eats, comfortable places to rest your
head and a huge playground for all. Ogden
extends an invite to all to come out and play in the
mountains or check out the eclectic vibe of
Historic 25th Street while you are watching the
best archers compete for gold medals at the 2010
Archery World Cup Stage 3.

Check out what we have planned for fans:

Thursday, Aug. 5
Friday, Aug. 6
Saturday, Aug. 7
Sunday, Aug. 8

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