ABOUT ARCHERY
Archery is a target sport that requires great powers of concentration and technique.
Using a bow and arrow, the aim is to shoot the target with points awarded for accuracy. It is a sport that requires a surprising amount of strength and stamina. Modern arrows can fly at more than 240 kph. Targets are marked with 10 concentric rings, which score from 1 to 10; the nearer the arrow to the middle, the greater the score.
The information in this page has been broadly broken up into the following topics:
Types of Competitions
In International Outdoor Archery Competition, RECURVE Division is played in Asian Games and Olympics Games which was introduced in 1920. COMPOUND Division competition is a part of World Championship, Asian Championship and all continental competitions apart from Recurve division. Compound Archery is prevalent in Europe and America and is now gaining popularity in Asia. The compound bow, with its system of pulleys, makes the string far easier to draw, while the traditional recurve designs makes it more difficult to aim accurately. The Modern Outdoor Target Round commonly known as FITA Round. In response to the interest of spectators and television, the FITA Round was extended further to Olympic Round and FITA Round in itself is called the Ranking round.
In India, we have following three types of competitions. In order to broad base Archery in India and to popularize it further, AAI introduced Indian round in 1993. The Indian Round consists of shooting with Bambioo/wooden bow and arrows.
Events :
The Recurve, Compound as well as Indian Round will consist of individual and team events. Indian team compete in the men and women section of the team and individual events in International meets.
Maximum of 8 Archers (4 men and 4 women) in each class can participate in individual event. International Archery Federation has made some changes in the International rules under which each participating countries is allowed to field maximum 3 men & 3 women in Recurve and Compound Division each.
Categories :
The men as well as women archers are divided into three categories.
- SUB JUNIOR/CADET - The age of the archer in this category is 15 (Fifteen) years or less on the date of starting of championship.
- JUNIOR - The age of the archer in this category is 18 (Eighteen) years or less on the date of starting of championship.
- SENIOR - There is no age bar in this category of archers. Any archer can participate in this category.
DISTANCE
The number of arrows to be shot at the various distances for different categories are given below:-
RECURVE AND COMPOUND ROUND (WOMEN / MEN)
| Category |
Distance |
Target Face Size |
No. of Arrows
In Each End |
No. of Ends |
Total No. of
Arrows |
Total Points |
Sub-Junior
Cadet |
60 m |
122 cm |
6 |
6 |
36 |
360 |
| 50 m |
122 cm |
6 |
6 |
36 |
360 |
| 40 m |
80 cm |
3 |
12 |
36 |
360 |
| 30 m |
80 cm |
3 |
12 |
36 |
360 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1440 |
| Junior |
70/90 m |
122 cm |
6 |
6 |
36 |
360 |
| 60/70 m |
122 cm |
6 |
6 |
36 |
360 |
| 50 m |
80 cm |
3 |
12 |
36 |
360 |
| 30 m |
80 cm |
3 |
12 |
36 |
360 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1440 |
| Senior |
70/90 m |
122 cm |
6 |
6 |
36 |
360 |
| 60/70 m |
122 cm |
6 |
6 |
36 |
360 |
| 50 m |
80 cm |
3 |
12 |
36 |
360 |
| 30 m |
80 cm |
3 |
12 |
36 |
360 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1440 |
At the 15th Asian Games, the archery competition takes place over four different distances, starting with the longest. Men shoot from 90m, 70m, 50m and 30m. Women shoot from 70m, 60m, 50m and 30m.
The target is 122cm wide for the two longer distances and 80cm for the shorter distances. In the qualification round, competitors shoot 36 arrows from each distance, a total of 144 arrows.
In the individual competitions, the top 64 go through to the Olympic round; in the team competitions, the top 16 teams go through. The Olympic round is a straight knockout with competitors seeded by the placings in the qualification round. So, number 1 plays number 64, number 2 plays number 63. And so on.
In the Olympic round, all arrows are shot from 70m at a 122cm target. The two finalists shoot for the gold and silver medals, with the bronze medal decided in a play-off match.
In the team event, teams of three archers shoot three arrows each over three ends. The total points scored by all 27 arrows decide the winner (Three arrows x three archers x three ends = 27 arrows). All three archers in a team must finish shooting before the prescribed time limit (currently 3 minutes). Archers may shoot in any sequence and may shoot one, two or three arrows each time they are on the shooting line.
Competition Rules : Both Recurve and Compound events
Qualification Round : For Senior and Junior World Championships, Asian Championships
FITA Outdoor Round consists of 144 Arrows, 36 each at 90-70-50-30 meters for men and 70-60-50-30 meter distances (36 X 4) for women. With ten points possible per arrow, a perfect score in this would be 1440 points.
Qualification Round : For Asian Games, Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games
71 Arrows (36 Arrows X 2) are shot in 70 Mtrs, in Ranking Round for both men & women.
Elimination Round (1/32)
Top 64 male and female Archers are seeded to their position in the qualification Round and are paired off according to their standing. They shoot a series of matches each match consisting of three (3) ends of six(6) arrows(3 X 6 = 18) shot in four (4) Minutes. There are 32 one-one matches(32 X 2) will be held, with each archer shooting 18 arrows at 70 meters. 32 Archers will face off in 16 matches of 18 arrows each at 70 meters in the same format as 1/32 elimination round with the 16 winners advancing to final Round. 16 Archers will compete in eight matches of 18 arrows each at 70 meters in the same above formats, with the eight winners advancing to final rounds.
Quarter Final/Semi Final and Gold Medal Matches
In the quarter-finals, semi- finals, gold medal and bronze medal matches, top eight each archers(male & female) remaining from the Elimination Round shoot individual matches, each match consisting of four (4) ends of three(3) arrows at 70 meters on 122 cm target faces, cultimating in the Gold Medal match. The two archers in each match 40 seconds to get set and shoot each arrow. Scoring will be immediate and an under-the-target scoreboard will provide the results of each shot and the cumulative score for each archer. Ties will be broken in ‘sudden death’ as each archer will shoot one arrow. The archer whose arrow has the highest score will win. If again tied, a second arrow will be shot for the Highest score. If still tied, a third arrow will determine the winner by awarding victory to the archer whose arrow lands closest to the centre.
Team Elimination & Final Round
Top sixteen(16) teams of three competitions (16 womens team and 16 mens teams) seeded according to their positions as determined by their total score in the qualification round, shoot simultaneously a series of matches, each match consisting of three(3) ends of nine (9) arrows shot in three minutes at 70 meters on 122 cm target faces. Each team must shoot 27 arrows (3 X 9) within a total of nine minutes (three per archers). The maximum possible score for each team is 270 points (27 arrows X ten point per arrow). The teams will face off in single elimination matches in the Silver, Bronze & Gold medals matches. Top (4) teams of women and the top(4) teams of men remaining from the Elimination Round shoot a series of individual matches, each match consisting of three(3) ends of nine(9) arrows shot in three minutes at 70 meters on 122 cm target faces, (3 X 9 = 27) culminating in the team Gold Medal Match. The teams shoots alternatively in three arrow segments. The timing is started and stopped when the competitor crosses the one meter line.
GENERAL RULES
In India, we have two types of competitions: INDIAN ROUND and the Modern Outdoor Target Round commonly known as FITA ROUND. In response to the interest of spectators and television, the FITA Round was extended further to OLYMPIC ROUND and FITA ROUND in itself is called the RANKING ROUND.
CATEGORIES
The men as well as women archers are divided into three categories.
- SUBJUNIOR
- The age of the archer in this category is 15 (Fifteen) years or less on the date of starting of championship.
- JUNIOR
- The age of the archer in this category is 18 (Eighteen) years or less on the date of starting of championship.
- SENIOR
- There is no age bar in this category of archers. Any archer can participate in this category.
Every year one NATIONAL ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP for men as well as women archers is held preferably in the month of December for Subjunior & Junior and October / November for Seniors. These are allotted to different States / Boards / Clubs on year to year basis. The consolidated rules and regulations for the same are given herein.
Equipments
RECURVE BOW
COMPOUND BOW
ARROW
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