Origin of Olympic Archery

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Archery Introduction

Archery is the skill of shooting an arrow with a bow at a predetermined target, hitting the target. International competitions are held in both individual and team events. Bows are made of plastic, steel, fiberglass and wood. The skill (art) of archery is called archery. The person who shoots arrows is called an archer (sword shooter).

The most popular archery programs are outdoor and field archery competitions. Outdoor archery competitions have targets painted with five colored scoring rings. From the outside to the inside, it consists of white, black, blue, red, and the bull's-eye is gold. The golden bull's-eye is called the "yellow bull's-eye". The scoring system is: one point for hitting the outside white ring - 10 points for hitting the yellow center. The distance between the arrow and the target is 30 meters to 90 meters.

Bows and arrows were originally weapons for hunting and war. Archery is now used as a recreational activity. Archery was included in the Olympic program at the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, and it was not included in the Olympic Games after 1920. However, it was added to the Olympic program at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The International Archery Federation was founded in 1931. In the same year, the first World Championships were held.

The dominant countries in the world of archery are the United States, Russia, and South Korea. Archery requires qualities and abilities such as balance, concentration, coordination and sense of time.

Introduction to Archery

Introduction to Archery

1. The name of the world governing body of archery is: The World Archery Federation (FITA) is the world governing body of archery.

2. Important international archery competitions are: Important international archery competitions are World Archery Championships, World Outdoor Archery Championships, and International Field Archery Championships.

3, according to the international competition rules, the target surface specification is: there are two target surface sizes --- 30 meters and 50 meters distance target surface is 80 cm wide; 60 meters, 70 meters and 90 meters target surface is 120 cm wide.

4. When the archer aims at the target: the archer holds the bow with the bow arm, then pulls the bowstring back with the string puller until the full bow point, looks at the sights and then shoots at the target.