Just a 4am ramble but there seems to be a lack of debate recently. So I´m just throwing this into the ring.
I often think that World archery should be renamed Olympic Archery, purely as their main aim is to promote a "few" styles of archery. And also to standardise rules and regulations, which obviously is a good thing.
But it isn't promoting all forms of archery, monies that they garnish through the likes of AGB and RFETA here in Spain, do not find their way into other forms, yet they have "here in Spain" a monopoly on "all monies" taken through licences.
If they are truly "World" then why not promote an archery "World Games" and encompass "all" forms of archery that are truly diverse, rather than going cap in hand to promote just one discipline of archery?
I think you are right and at the same time not too right. Right now naming and marketing are both only to generate revenue... so as always it is everything about money only and not about pure sport or passion etc.
if name sells then use it. But I fully understood your idea b/w lines. And I’m agree with you , it can be a bit misnaming ...
world archery is a good name but, agree with, doesn’t represent archery as a entire sport And all styles.
would it named as ‘world of archery’ it would has a different meaning and more suitable, in my opinion, for a magazine or journal. But I like it )
from other point of view, Olympic archery is a bit narrow branch of archery and represents only 1. sports and 2. Several styles.
so, the first difference is in 1. Number of styles and 2. number of types and 3. Nature of participation , so, World archery is wider and has more different styles, types of archery and accumulate and unite a lot of ‘non-professional’ people. So, from this point the name ‘world archery’ is more suitable to use.
‘the second difference I see is from point of view of ‘conflict of interest’. What I mean:
olympic archery is suppose to be part of the international tonal Olympic organisation, so, it should directly regulated and managed by them. and of course, as any organisation of this level, it should generate income and act on an international level.
so, name ‘Olympic archery‘ for the current ‘world archery’ isn’t too much suitable (in sense of level of current regulation, organisation, participants and etc). Everyone in world archery has different level of orientation in sport and not all are ‘professional athletes’ by definition. So, even from this point of view, use ‘Olympic archery’ isn’t too much suitable. archery is not a main source of income for members of world archery so we are definitely cannot be called ‘Olympic archery’.
etc, there are a lot of differences even in the names...
my vision and position:
1. world archery is needed for Olympic archery as air... world archery is a pre-step for archers to ‘Olympic archery’, this is kind of selection of talents... so, renaming for me has no common sense
2. Olympic archery is a very very limited number of styles and types of archery and I think we don’t want to limit ourselves just to 2-3 styles and 1-2 types of archery. So, let’s keep our freedom and sport From limitations Of expression and existence.
3. Olympic archery can be considered as a kind of misleading name too, from one point of view. Modern version has nothing to do with ‘Olympic’ As it was created in ancient times. so, primary only traditional and intuitive archery are pure ‘Olympic’. My understanding is that word ‘Olympic’ is used only and only to demonstrate an association/relation ‘Olympic’ modern games or international Olympic organisation.
so, I personally would prefer to be part of world archery then olympic one And regarding us all the name ‘world archery’ is more appropriate and suitable.