From a German perspective, the results of the European Championships, which were held on May 24 and 25 in the Swedish capital, are extremely encouraging. Fifteen teams from eight European federations competed in the team competition on Saturday (May 24). Team Germany 1, consisting of Boris Proppe, Thomas Müller, Rolf Brüning, and Johannes Maringer (Kyudoverein-Neandertal), confidently secured the title. The archers from France took second place. A tiebreaker for third place took place between Germany 2 and the host country’s team, which the German kyudoka were able to win.

On Sunday, the individual competition followed, in which the German participants were able to maintain the strong form they had shown the previous day. After the first round, seven archers tied for the lead, five of them from Germany, one from France, and one from Sweden, turning the battle for the podium spots into an all-German affair. Second and third place went to Michael Brettschneider from Frankfurt and Boris Proppe from Berlin.
Johannes Maringer from the Kyudoverein Neandertal e.V. claimed the title.

We warmly congratulate our club member Johannes on his success!

You can find photos from the event on the Swedish Federation’s website:
http://portland2000.mine.nu/roro/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=78763

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