Archery is the art of shooting arrows from a bow. Archers shoot toward a target with the goal of being as close to the centre as possible. There are two disciplines of Archery offered in The World Games, Target and Field.

Target Archery is the discipline that requires athletes to shoot at targets and get their arrows as close to the centre as possible.

Target Archery is also part of the Olympic Games, however, athletes use a Recurve bow instead of the Compound bow seen at the World Games.

The athlete with the highest score after all arrows wins.

- There is a ranking and elimination round.

- All 26 Athletes shoot 72 arrows in the ranking round.

- Athletes compete head-to-head in the elimination round, shooting 15 arrows. Byes will be awarded to the top ranked athletes, to reduce the number of athletes in the next round down to 16.

- The highest scoring female and male athlete of the same national team will be combined to achieve a mixed team ranking round score. Athletes in the Team Mixed competition start with the Quarter-finals. They will shoot 16 arrows, 8 per athlete.

- Athletes compete in elimination brackets until the Finals.

- Losers of the semi-finals compete for Bronze, Finalists compete for gold and silver.

The ranking round consists of all athletes shooting 72 arrows. Athletes shoot in ends of 6 arrows and have 3 minutes to shoot these. All athletes will be ranked according to their cumulative scoring - from high to low.

In the elimination round, Athletes compete head-to-head based on their ranking results. They shoot five ends of three arrows. Athletes have 20 seconds to shoot an arrow and alternate until both have shot 3 arrows. The athlete with the highest 15-arrow score wins the match and advances.

If a compound match is tied on cumulative score, the match is decided in a single-arrow shoot-off. Each athlete shoots one arrow, and the arrow that lands closest to the middle wins the match. If no winner can be decided, the process is repeated until a winner is decided.

Mixed teams shoot 16 arrows in four ends of four arrows, each athlete shooting 2 arrows; the mixed team with the highest 16-arrow total wins the match.

If a mixed team match is tied on cumulative score, then the match is decided in a shoot-off. Each athlete in the mixed team shoots one arrow. The team with the highest score wins the match. However, if the scores are still tied, the team with the arrow closest to the middle wins the match.

If the measurement to the centre is the same with each team’s first arrow, then the second-closest arrows are measured. If no winner can be decided, the process is repeated until a winner is decided.

There are no real tactics here, the goal is to score more points than your opponent each time. Any tactics come in the psychological game and preparations.

In the team round the tactics come in to play a bit more. This includes who shoots first, who will shoot last, the faces that they will shoot at. All to make their own team more comfortbale and the other team less so.

There are 7 judges who will ensure fair play. That athleses are not using equipment that is not permitted, or taking too long for thier shot. In the team round they make sure that the crossover rules are enforced so that the team does not get an advantage over the other.

If the athlete doesn’t hit the target face, they score a Miss, zero points. The highest score with one arrow is 10 points, the lowest is 5. Compounds use the cumulative scoring during the whole competition.

More information can be found here.

Athletes can be penalised points for:

- Shooting an arrow out of time.
- Not completing their scorecards correctly.
- Athletes can be disqualified for acts of cheating, unsportsman like conduct, using equipment that does not comply with the rules.
- In the team round, teams can receive a time penalty from the judge for infringements such as crossing the line too early or having an arrow out of the quiver too soon.

More information can be found here.

Sara Lopez (COL) She is widely regarded as one of the best of all time, having been the first (and only) archer to win the Hyundai Archery World Cup six times, broken every major world record and spent more time ranked as world number one than any archer in the World Cup-era (since 2006).

Sara cemented her legacy in 2021 by winning individual gold at the world championships (along with the team and mixed team titles).

Compound Men

1. Stephan HANSEN (DEN)
2. Esmaeil EBADI (IRI)
3. Domagoj BUDEN (CRO)

Compound Women

1. Sara LOPEZ (COL)
2. Toja ELLISON (SLO)
3. Christie COLIN (USA)

Compound Team Mixed

1. Team DEN
2. Team MEX
3. Team USA

• Sara LOPEZ(COL): 1. in TWG2017, 4. in TWG2017, 3. in TWG2013
• Roberto HERNANDEZ(ESA): 9. in TWG2017, 3. in TWG2013
• Sarah PRIEELS(BEL): 7. in TWG2017
• Toja ELLISON(SLO): 2. in TWG2017
• Mike SCHLOESSER(NED): 7. in TWG2017
• Abhishek VERMA(IND): 17. in TWG2017
• Sanne DE LAAT(NED): 9. in TWG2017
• Linda OCHOA(USA): 2. in TWG2017, 6. in TWG2017
• Danie OOSTHUIZEN(AUS): 17. in TWG2017

Archery is the art of shooting arrows from a bow. Archers shoot toward a target with the goal of being as close to the centre as possible. There are two disciplines of Archery offered in The World Games, Target and Field.

Field archery is the discipline of shooting arrows at targets laid out on a course. Athletes shoot 3 arrows at each target before moving on to the next.

International Field Archery competitions feature archers using recurve bows, compound bows and barebows. In The World Games 2022, only recurve and barebow are part of the field archery event.

Athletes shoot on marked and unmarked targets. An unmarked target is where the athletes use their skill to determine the shooting distance. For the marked targets, the distances are known, but farther.

In each competition, the athlete with the highest cumulative score wins.

Qualification Round

- Athletes shoot three arrows on 12 unmarked targets. They proceed in groups of four athletes from one target to another.

- After the unmarked targets, athletes will be re-grouped according to their score at that point. Groups will consist of athletes in position 1-4, 5-8 and 9-12.  Athletes shoot on the 12 marked targets in their new groups.

- Athletes are ranked from 1-12 according to the amount of points they have accumulated after the total of 72 shots on 24 targets.

Elimination Round

- Athletes ranked number one and two after the Qualification Round are protected from the early elimination rounds and will proceed directly to the semi-finals on day 3 of competition. However, they will shoot a match against each other at the start of the elimination day and the winner will choose which pool they want to shoot in for the semi-final.

- The remaining 10 athletes will be placed in two “pool groups” and will compete for the remaining 2 semi-final spaces.

- Pool Group A will consist of athletes ranked 3, 6, 7, 10, 11. Pool Group B will consist of athletes ranked 4, 5, 8, 9, 12.

Semi-Finals and Finals

- Winning athletes will be paired with their semi-final opponent.

- Losing semi-finalist will shoot for the bronze medal, winning semi-finalists for gold and silver.

Qualification

Athletes shoot a ranking round consisting of 12 marked and 12 unmarked targets on a variety of faces at varying distances. They then advance to the elimination stages.

Athletes shoot 3 arrows at each target, 6 points is the maximum that can be scored with one arrow. Athletes have 3 minutes to shoot their 3 arrows at each target.

At the conclusion of the 24 targets, all athletes will be ranked from 1 to 12 according to the amount of points they have accumulated.

Elimination

Athletes ranked number 1 and 2 will proceed directly to the semi-finals on day 3 of competition. The other ten athletes compete in two groups.

The concept is “the winner stays on” with the first match being between the two lowest ranking athletes in the pool group. The winner of this match shoots against the next highest rank until there is only one athlete that remains. Athletes have 2 minutes to shoot their 3 arrows and shoot simultaneously.

To avoid “learning the course”, matches in the elimination round will be shot from the “short”, “medium” and “long” positions on the 6-target marked elimination course. The match judge will select the distance that the athletes will shoot from at each target.

If the score is tied at the end of the match, a single arrow shoot-off will be shot. This will be shot at a designated shoot-off target with the highest score winning, and if scores are tied, then the arrow closest to the centre will win. If the tie cannot be decided, then a further shoot-off will take place until the athletes are separated.

Finals

The winning athletes will be paired with their semi-final opponent and shoot a head-to-head match of 12 arrows each, over 4 targets, shooting 3 at each. The athlete with the highest score will progress to the gold medal match, the losing semi-finalist will shoot for the bronze medal.

Athletes have 2 minutes to shoot their 3 arrows and shoot simultaneously. If the score is tied at the end of the match, a single arrow shoot-off will be shot as in the Elimination round.

Barebow athletes often use a thumb or finger to compare the size of their finger to the size of the target to work out how far away it is.

Likewise, the recurve athletes will use their sight to do the same, they will also use the bow to determine the angle of the shot and how much to adjust the sight for the targets on the hills.

There are 7 judges in total. The judges are there to ensure fair play. To ensure that athletes are not using devices that are not permitted to tell the distance of the target or that they re taking too long. You will see judges walking aroung the course so that they can see all the athletes on thier nominated targets.

An arrow shall be scored according to the position of the shaft in the target. Should the shaft of an arrow touch two zones or a dividing line between scoring zones, that arrow shall score the higher value of the zones affected.

More information can be found here.

Athletes can be penalised points for:

- Shooting an arrow out of the time limit given.

- Not completing their scorecards correctly.

- Athletes can be disqualified for acts of cheating, unsportsman like conduct, using equipment that does not comply with the rules.

Barebow Men

1. Istvan KAKAS (HUN)
2. John DEMMER III (USA)
3. Martin OTTOSSON (SWE)

Barebow Women

1. Cinzia NOZIGLIA (ITA)
2. Lina BJORKLUND (SWE)
3. Martina MACKOVA (CZE)

Recurve Men

1. Amedeo TONELLI (ITA)
2. Brady ELLISON (USA)
3. Wataru OONUKI (JPN)

Recurve Women

1. Lisa UNRUH (GER)
2. Naomi FOLKARD (GBR)
3. Jessica TOMASI (ITA)

Barebow Men

1. Giuseppe SEIMANDI (ITA)
2. David GARCIA FERNANDEZ (ESP)
3. Bobby LARSSON (SWE)

Barebow Women

1. Lina BJORKLUND (SWE)
2. Andrea RAIGEL (AUT)
3. Eleonora STROBBE (ITA)

Compound Men

1. Reo WILDE (USA)
2. Pierre Julien DELOCHE (FRA)
3. Roberto HERNANDEZ (ESA)

Compound Mixed

1. Team USA
2. Team ITA
3. Team GER

Compound Women

1. Erika JONES (USA)
2. Camilla SOEMOD (DEN)
3. Sara LOPEZ (COL)

Recurve Men

1. Jean-Charles VALLADONT (FRA)
2. Brady ELLISON (USA)
3. Alan WILLS (GBR)

Recurve Women

1. Naomi FOLKARD (GBR)
2. Elena RICHTER (GER)
3. Jessica TOMASI (ITA)

Barebow Men

1. Giuseppe SEIMANDI (ITA)
2. Pasi AHJOKIVI (FIN)
3. Sergio Massimo CASSIANI (ITA)

Barebow Women

1. Eleonora STROBBE (ITA)
2. Christine GAUTHE (FRA)
3. Monika JENTGES (GER)

Compound Men

1. Kevin WILKEY (USA)
2. Alessandro LODETTI (ITA)
3. Chris WHITE (GBR)

Compound Women

1. Petra GOEBEL (AUT)
2. Ingeborg Renata ENTHOVEN-MOKKENSTORM (NED)
3. Ivana BUDEN (CRO)

Recurve Men

1. Vic WUNDERLE (USA)
2. Michele FRANGILLI (ITA)
3. Sebastian ROHRBERG (GER)

Recurve Women

1. Carole FERRIOU (FRA)
2. Jessica TOMASI (ITA)
3. Naomi FOLKARD (GBR)

Barebow Men

1. Erik JONSSON (SWE)
2. Mario ORLANDI (ITA)
3. Mathias LARSSON (SWE)

Barebow Women

1. Monika JENTGES (GER)
2. Reingild LINHART (AUT)
3. Luciana PENNACCHI (ITA)

Compound Men

1. Morgan LUNDIN (SWE)
2. Dejan SITAR (SLO)
3. Dave COUSINS (USA)

Compound Women

1. Martina SCHACHT (GER)
2. Jamie VAN NATTA (USA)
3. Petra FRIEDL (AUT)

Recurve Men

1. Michele FRANGILLI (ITA)
2. Alan WILLS (GBR)
3. Alvise BERTOLINI (ITA)

Recurve Women

1. Petra-Sofie ERICSSON (SWE)
2. Laure BARCZYNSKI (FRA)
3. Laurence PECQUEUX (FRA)

Barebow Men

1. Erik JONSSON (SWE)
2. Zare KRAJNC (SLO)
3. Mathias LARSSON (SWE)

Barebow Women

1. Barbara GUIDUCCI (ITA)
2. Patricia LOVELL (GBR)
3. Boussiere ODILE (FRA)

Compound Men

1. Dave COUSINS (USA)
2. Bjorn ANDERSSON (SWE)
3. Dardant HERVE (FRA)

Compound Women

1. Michelle RAGSDALE (USA)
2. Giorgia SOLATO (ITA)
3. Volle FRANCOISE (FRA)

Recurve Men

1. Jay BARRS (USA)
2. Michele FRANGILLI (ITA)
3. Fulvio VERDECCHIA (ITA)

Recurve Women

1. Carole FERRIOU (FRA)
2. Elisabeth GRUBE (AUT)
3. Laure BARCZYNSKI (FRA)

Barebow Men

1. Mathias LARSSON (SWE)
2. Rensco VAN WEES (NED)
3. Alessandro GAUDETHI (ITA)

Barebow Women

1. Jutta SCHNEIDER (GER)
2. Patricia LOVELL (GBR)
3. Cristina PUGNAGHI (ITA)

Compound Men

1. Morgan LUNDIN (SWE)
2. Niels BALDUR (DEN)
3. Peter PENNER (GER)

Compound Women

1. Petra-Sofie ERICSSON (SWE)
2. Mari HENRIKSEN (DEN)
3. Jozica EMERSIC (SLO)

Recurve Men

1. Sven GIESA (GER)
2. Andrea PARENTI (ITA)
3. Fulvio VERDECCHIA (ITA)

Recurve Women

1. Ingrid KIHLANDER (SWE)
2. Lise-Lotte ANDERSSON (SWE)
3. Hedi MITTERMAIER (GER)

Barebow Men

1. Twan CLEVEN (NED)
2. Roy MUNDON (GBR)
3. Mattias FALLGREN (SWE)

Barebow Women

1. Patricia LOVELL (GBR)
2. Marie PALM (SWE)
3. Anna-Maria BIANCHI (ITA)

Compound Men

1. Morgan LUNDIN (SWE)
2. Dominique GUYON (FRA)
3. Jean-Paul LAURY (FRA)

Compound Women

1. Catharine CHAPELIN (FRA)
2. Carmen CERIOTTI (ITA)
3. Fabiola PALAZZINI (ITA)

Recurve Men

1. Andrea PARENTI (ITA)
2. Paul VERMEIREN (BEL)
3. Martinus GROV (NOR)

Recurve Women

1. Monica ANGELI (ITA)
2. Catherine PELLEN (FRA)
3. Lise-Lotte ANDERSSON (SWE)

Barebow Men

1. Wolfgang SEDMAK (AUT)
2. Janne HILLI (FIN)
3. Cesare RAMPI (ITA)

Barebow Women

1. Nadine VISCONTI (ITA)
2. Giuseppa MEINI (ITA)
3. Clara ADMIRAAL (NED)

Recurve Men

1. Francis NOTENBOOM (BEL)
2. Jay BARRS (USA)
3. Ole GAMMELGAARD (DEN)

Recurve Women

1. Catherine PELLEN (FRA)
2. Ursula SEDMAK (AUT)
3. Lise-Lotte SVENSSON (SWE)

Barebow Men

1. Anders ROSENBERG (SWE)
2. Roy MUNDON (GBR)
3. Philip BOWEN (GBR)

Barebow Women

1. Kornelia FILI (AUT)
2. Giuseppa MEINI (ITA)
3. Lavinia BOTTAZZI (ITA)

Recurve Men

1. Goran BJERENDAL (SWE)
2. Francis NOTENBOOM (BEL)
3. Tommy QUICK (SWE)

Recurve Women

1. Lisa BUSCOMBE (ITA)
2. Sandra THOMPSON (AUS)
3. Reinhild WEINLICH (GER)

• Christine GAUTHE(FRA): 2. in TWG2009
• Giuseppe SEIMANDI(ITA): 6. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2013, 1. in TWG2009
• Erik JONSSON(SWE): 5. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2005, 1. in TWG2001
• David GARCIA FERNANDEZ(ESP): 4. in TWG2017, 2. in TWG2013
• Brady ELLISON(USA): 2. in TWG2017, 2. in TWG2013
• Lina BJORKLUND(SWE): 2. in TWG2017, 1. in TWG2013
• Anne VILJANEN(FIN): 11. in TWG2017
• Tina GUTMAN(SLO): 4. in TWG2017
• Wataru OONUKI(JPN): 3. in TWG2017
• Jindriska VANECKOVA(CZE): 8. in TWG2017
• Ana UMER(SLO): 6. in TWG2017
• Jonatan ANDERSSON(SWE): 9. in TWG2017
• Cinzia NOZIGLIA(ITA): 1. in TWG2017
• Bryony PITMAN(GBR): 5. in TWG2017