The 2025 European Grand Prix circuit concludes next week in first-time host Arnhem, as archers from across the continent prepare for the upcoming Hyundai World Archery Championships in Gwangju in September.
A total of 132 athletes from 31 clubs and countries have entered the second leg of the Grand Prix, which follows the Antalya Spring Arrows event earlier this season. Competition will take place in the compound and recurve men’s and women’s divisions.
Host nation Netherlands leads entries with 13 athletes – unsurprising for a city steeped in archery history and host of the 1980 Paralympic Games. Germany also sends a strong contingent of 12, including Paris 2024 Olympic mixed team silver medallist Michelle Kroppen.
Currently ranked eighth in the world, the 29-year-old has had a challenging season on the World Cup circuit so far and hasn’t won an individual medal since taking gold at the Indoor Archery World Series Finals back in February 2024.
She made the final four in Madrid last week but narrowly missed the podium after back-to-back losses to Hsu Hsin-tzu and Jiaman Li – her last outdoor World Cup medal dates back to the Yankton 2021 Final.
Now working under two-time World Archery Champion Natalia Valeeva, Kroppen will be looking to regain momentum in Arnhem.
