Youth World Archery Championships to take place in Limerick

LIMERICK is set to host the 2023 World Archery Youth Championships this July. The event is set to attract in excess of 800 competitors and officials from over 60 countries to the city and county from July 1 to July 9 at the University of Limerick.

The Championships will be televised around the world to approx 150 territories. YouTube clips from similar tournaments have reached over 10 million views.  

It was announced in 2020 that Limerick won the bid to host the competition after beating competition from two other cities. The bid was supported by Archery Ireland, University of Limerick, Limerick Council, Failte Ireland and Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau and is set to become a launch pad for attracting more World Archery events to Ireland.

Deputising for the mayor, Limerick City and Council, Councillor Joe Pond said, “Hosting the World Archery Championships offers a unique occasion to showcase all that Limerick has to offer.

"This major sporting event will bring thousands of additional visitors to Limerick providing a huge benefit to the local economy, while the international broadcast will promote Limerick, a Wild Atlantic Way Gateway City, to visitors around the world. It’s fantastic to see UL hosting another world-class sporting event."

Limerick has a strong connection with archery back to when Mary Vaughan represented Ireland in the 1984 Olympics.  The UL archery club is one the largest and strongest archery clubs in Ireland and will no doubt be boosted on the back of staging this international tournament. 

The championships will include two age categories, U18 and U21, as well as two bow styles Recurve and Compound. The athletes will compete in individual, team and mixed team competitions.