KORYVANTES in the "5th Total Field Game 2015", Dafnoula - Ioannina / Greece, August 1st 2015

The traditional Archery team of the Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES, following the kind invitation of the Academy of Olympic Archery "Pelopos" Patras, participated in the"5th Total Field Game 2015", which took place on Saturday, August 1, 2015, in the village of Dafnoula in Ioannina / Greece .

The event was held under the auspices of the Greek Olympic Archery Federation (EOT), the Academy of Olympic Archery "Pelopos" Patras ,the Sports Club "Protoporos" from Ioannina and the Community of the Dafnoula village, with the participation of a total of 32 Olympic and Traditional Archery athletes.

The competition included 10 targets in a maximum distance of 50m in physical route of 2 km. The targets were placed in the uphill and downward slope and in many cases in conjunction with physical obstacles. The athletes participated in mixed groups of 4 athletes from the following categories : Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow, Traditional. Our athletes won the first and second place in the category "Traditional Bow" women , under Elena Antoniadou and Erasmia Smyroglou (no contest), and the first place in the category "Traditional Bow" men under Chassalevris Taxiarchis (no contest).


Our Association would like to thank:

• The Academy of Olympic Archery "Pelopos" Patras, and it's director Koulis Paul for the excellent organization of the competition
• The host of the event Mr Dimitris Nakos for the excellent management of the event.
• The volunteers of the event for their valuable assistance

Our Association representing the Greek Traditional Archery participated with great success in the relevant events in May 2015 in Kissos village of Pelion Mountain (4th TFG) and in Metzena Village in Achaia district in October 2014 (3rd T.FG). The Association of Historical Studies Koryvantes as institutional representative of the historical research of Greek Traditional Archery will continue to work cooperatively and responsibly for the greater spread of Greek archery in every corner of the country.

Photos: Erasmia Smyroglou, Sofia Spanos Michalis Vakaros, Paul Koulis