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  2. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. [1] The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. [2] ... For example, Xiong-nu mounted ...

  3. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    (discipline) – A competitive archery discipline in which allowed bow accessories are severely limited. For example, in World Archery competitions, sights, draw check devices, and stabilizers are banned; arrow rests are allowed with restrictions on size and placement; and vibration dampeners and weights are allowed if directly attached to the bow.

  4. List of world records in archery - Wikipedia

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    2019 World Archery Championships: Hertogenbosch: 10 June 2019 Recurve (Open) 144 arrow ranking round 1287 Wang Sijun Wu Chunyan China (CHN) 2019 Asian Para Archery Championships Bangkok: 25 July 2024 Compound (Open) 144 arrow ranking round 1399 Sheetal Devi. Rakesh Kumar India (IND) 2024 Paris Olympics: Paris: 29 August 2024 [10] 16 arrow match 158

  5. Modern competitive archery - Wikipedia

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    For example, organising bodies for competitive archery prohibit activity that involves deliberate shooting in the general direction of a human being. [10] The separation between the worlds of competition archery and the impalement arts is more marked than that between, for example, knife throwing as a sport and as an entertainment.

  6. History of archery - Wikipedia

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    Longbowmen archers of the Middle Ages.. Archery, or the use of bow and arrows, was probably developed in Africa by the later Middle Stone Age (approx. 70,000 years ago). It is documented as part of warfare and hunting from the classical period (where it figures in the mythologies of many cultures) [1] until the end of the 19th century, when bow and arrows was made functionally obsolete by the ...

  7. Field archery - Wikipedia

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    Field archery is any archery discipline that involves shooting at outdoor targets of varying and often unmarked distance, typically in woodland and rough terrain.. Being a traditional field sport as well as a widely recognized competitive sport in its own right, field archery can be used to improve the techniques and fitness required for bowhunting in a realistic wilderness setting.

  8. Mounted archery - Wikipedia

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    Mounted archery is a form of archery that involves shooting arrows while on horseback. [1] A horse archer is a person who does mounted archery. [2] Archery has occasionally been used from the backs of other riding animals. In large open areas, mounted archery was a highly successful technique for hunting, for protecting herds, and for war. [3]

  9. Shooting sports - Wikipedia

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    Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, [1] rifles [2] and shotguns [3]) and bows/crossbows.