This week's edition of Info.e-mail is early due to the FCA Canadian Championships.  The offices in both Montreal and Ottawa are closed.  The Ottawa office will open again the week of August 9th.

Je vous envoie ce Info.e-mail aujourd'hui a cause des championnats canadiens  ont commence et tous les reunions commenceront demain.  Les deux bureau de la FCA seront ferme.  Le bureau d'Ottawa va ouvrir le 9 aout.

1. World Championships/le championnat du monde - cible fixe
2. Canadian National Championships/notre championnat exterieur
3. STAR.SDI.Service@sirc.ca
4. World - Records - du Monde
5. Ontario Spring Classic 1999 - a personal view (English only)

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1. World Championships/le championnat du monde - cible fixe
Tomorrow marks the last day of competition for the XL FITA World championships.  It will be the team finals.  For full information, use FITA's excellent web-site:  www.archery.org and look under World Championship results./Demain sera le dernier jour de competition mondial.  On tirera les roundes finales des equipes.  Ecrivez a:  www.archery.org, championnnats - resultats sur la site de la FITA.

The big upset this year was the defeat of the Korean women's team by the Ukraine.  This will mark the first time since 1979 that Korean women will not be winning a team medal at Worlds. /Les coreens surprennent en perdant face a l'Ukraine en quarts de finales.  Il s'agit de la premiere fois que les coreennes n'obtiennent pas de medailles depuis 1979.

2. Canadian National Championships/notre championnat exterieur
This year marks the first time that all 3 outdoor championships are being shot at the same venue.  It is a great opportunity for target, field and 3D shooters to get to know each other better.  Full results will be posted on our website and highlights will be listed here in two weeks.

Il s'agit de la preimiere fois que les 3 championnats exterieurs tirent sur la meme site.  Ecrivez a notre site en deux semaine pour les resultats de 3D, de cible fixe et de parcours.

3. STAR.SDI.Service@sirc.ca
Sport Information Resource Centre is one of the biggest libraries in the world devoted to sport.  There are new articles listed all the time.  You can get on the mailing list and order directly off their site.  Most articles are in English, but there is about 5% written in French.  Ce resource sportive est unique.  Si vous voulez lire des articles scientifiques et sportives, ecrivez a l'adresse.  5% des articles sont en francais.

eg: S-44075  The disabled archery club in Japan
    S-60522  Emotions, heart rate and performance in archery

4. World - Records - du Monde  99/06/10
Junior Men/Hommes Compound
3 x 144 Italy was 3998 now 4011
71 qual. C. Bogus RSA was 664 now 669

Junior Women/Dammes Compound
30m M. Hockey NLZ was 356 now 359
3 x 144 Slovenia was 3950 now 4034
FITA A. Kamuf USA was 1369 now 1374
60m A. Kamuf USA was 344 now 350

Senior Women/Hommes Compound
30 m F. Agudo Garcia ESP was 358 now 359
72 qual. M. Montagnoni ITA was 667 now 678

Senior Men/Hommes Compound
50m D. Cousines USA was 354 now 355
3 x 144 GBR was 4053 now 4143
18 elim. M. Palumbo & D. Sitar   176 now 177
36 finals D. Cousines USA was 348 now 349
3 x 9 team USA was 260 now 262

5. Ontario Spring Classic - a personal view (English only)
  This yearís Ontario Spring Classic lived up to every connotation of  its name as it was of very high quality and outstanding in its field.  Canada now holds the Standard of Excellence in this type of event.   The playing field of Crescent School in Toronto ON was transformed June  11, 12, 13 into a Spectacular Fita Competition.  Day one had US and  Canadian competitors shooting 144 arrows from distances of 70m, 60m,  50m, 30m, for women and 90m, 70m, 50m, 30m, for men.  Archers competed  in four categories; Olympic: male & female and Compound: male &  female.  The heat, smog, bright sun and wind kept the archers challenged as there  were few easy shots to be had.  The scores were used to rank all  competitors for the following dayís Match Play Rounds.  That day was  even more grueling as the weather was muggier.
  The quality of the judges, officials, announcers, recorders and  equipment, was superb.  Polite efficiency reigned throughout.  What a fantastic experience!
  As usual, the two official languages could be heard simultaneously  intermixed with laughter and camaraderie.  Great Events promote Great
 Sportsmanship!
  Each archer was well taken care of with confirmation of registration  letters, individual archer packages containing gifts, itinerary, butt
 assignments, score cards, competitors names etc.  We had access to the  school cafeteria and washrooms for those not too crazy for  Johnny-on-the-spots, and, a bar-b-que lunch the second day.   The winners took home Big Prize Money of $500 and a handmade stained
 glass Flying Canada Goose Mobile.  Second place received $200 and  third  $60, the cost of registration.
 Although over 75 attended this Ontario Spring Classic 1999, I hope  this  event doubles or triples in size next year.  If you have never tried
 this event, mark your sights for the distances and be prepared to  participate in an Excellent Event.
  I had the opportunity to publicly thank the event organizers, on behalf  of the board of directors of the OAA.  However,  saying THANK YOU to
 Joan Mc Donald and Gary Gillies is quite inadequate compared to the feat  they accomplished in realizing a Spectacular Spring Classic and  setting
 the Standard of Excellence for this type of event.  WOW!
 CONGRATULATIONS!
  In sincere appreciation,
   Heather Whittier
  

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Last week two people caught my typing error:  Ont. Spring Classic is June 10-11, 2000.  Merci
See you next time!  A la prochaine!

Kathy Millar
FCA General Manager/gerante generale
613-260-2113
fax:   -2114