World Archery

International governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of archery.

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Archery history: Tribal use of the bow and arrow through the modern day

Archery is often seen as part of history. But in a few corners of the world, these traditions are still very real.

There are isolated tribes in corners of the world for whom archery is still more than a sport. 🏹

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24 world records broken since pandemic hiatus on recognised events ended in July

Barebow world records were introduced, alongside recurve and compound, for target archery early in 2020.

✅ 17 more barebow records set in July and August. ✅ 12 records shot at the USA Archery nationals. ✅ 2 world champions with double 72-arrow round records.

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Mike Schloesser breaks 1440 Round world record with 1421 points

The record was previously held by Mike’s Dutch teammate Peter Elzinga.

Just 19 points dropped in 144 arrows! 😲🏹👏

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Targets we like. 🎯🎯🎯🎯

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Hubert van Innis won nine medals – six gold and three silver – at the 1900 and 1920 Olympic Games. One-hundred years later, his great-great-granddaughter Sarah Prieels is one of the top compound women in the world. 🏹🎯

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Footage of Braden Gellenthien competing in international archery competitions from 2007 to 2019.

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Shooting arrows without purpose won’t help you get better. 

World Archery Excellence Centre Director and Olympic gold medallist Juan-Carlos Holgado breaks down three practice exercises that will improve your archery.

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The August edition of the Archery Show features an interview with the great-great-granddaughter of archery’s winningest Olympian and a look at how practice exercises can help your shooting. 🏹

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Antalya to host #BacktoArchery world ranking event in early October

The international calendar has been suspended since March.

Who’s coming? ✋🏹🎯

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Archery history: Ancient archery equipment around the world

Bows and arrows have been made of varying types, styles and materials throughout history.

Have a look at the different types of bows and arrows found around the world. 🏹 

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Footage of Sara Lopez competing in international archery competitions from 2013 to 2019. 

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 🙌🏹

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Injuries aren’t prevalent in archery – but there are some simple things you can do to reduce the risk of suffering one even further. 🤔🏹

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World Archery releases provisional calendar for 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup season

The 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup will be the 15th season of the sport’s annual international circuit.

Guatemala City, Shanghai and Paris will host the three stages of the 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup.  🏹🎯

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I stand still, focused. 

Drink in the sound of the crowd. 

This is the moment, 

Confident, fearless and bold, 

One chance to prove them all wrong. 

The archery competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games start in exactly 365 days. 🏹💪🔥

#ArcheryatTokyo #Tokyo2020Plus1

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Footage of Ki Bo Bae competing in international archery competitions from 2010 to 2017. 🏹🎯

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Ruman Shana: Archery, Olympics and beyond

In a nation obsessed with cricket and football, recurve archer Ruman Shana has taken a big piece of the spotlight in his native Bangladesh. He made history for his nation when he won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Archery Championships in the Netherlands, beating world no.4 Mauro Nespoli

Md Ruman Shana qualified Bangladesh its first archery quota place for the Olympics last year. 🇧🇩🏹