The third leg of the archery World Cup organized by the FITA would begin in the southern province of Antalya on Tuesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Mondday.

Some 323 archers from 57 countries and regions would compete in the event where a team of 22 archers would represent Turkey, said the report, qutoing officials of the Turkish Archery Federation (TAF).

The event would begin Tuesday with official practice and equipment inspection, it said.

Individual eliminations until the semifinals will be held on Thursday and finals on Saturday. Team eliminations and finals will be held on Friday.

The first two legs of the archery World Cup were held in Dominican Republic and Croatia, respectively. The final leg will be held in France.

(Xinhua News Agency May 27, 2008)