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Field archery is the discipline selected by the International Archery Federation (FITA) to feature on the official sports program of The World Games. Field archery is often compared to golf, as the athletes walk a designated route in forests and fields and shoot at targets of known and unknown distances.
The sport of archery has several types of bows: the recurve bow (classic), the compound bow, the bare bow - all three are used in The World Games competition - and the longbow. The most common disciplines are Indoor Target Archery (distance 18 m) and Outdoor Target Archery with the distances 90 m, 70 m, 60 m, 50 m, and 30 m. In the Olympic Games the only distance is 70 m which is shot in one-on-one match plays.
Competition in Field Archery
- Shot in three divisions (compound, recurve and bare bow).
- Marked (known) and unmarked (unknown) distances, from 5 to 60 meters, depending on the division.
- Requires shooting uphill and downhill, often with varying positions for the feet.
- The arrow flight differs on a given distance because of the angle of the shot, which means that the archer must know by experience how much to subtract or add when shooting up or downhill, across a gully, etc.
- The archer needs to plan and experiment with clothing and equipment in order to be prepared for “everything” as he/she has to carry everything with him/her.
- The target faces have six scoring zones; one is reversed for tie-breaking.
The Qualification Round consists of two rounds of 24 targets each, one marked and one unmarked course. These targets shall be arranged along a course with such difficulties in aiming and shooting as the terrain presents and the spirit and traditions of the discipline require.
The top sixteen competitors in each division and class move to the Elimination Round and shoot twelve targets (6 marked and 6 unmarked). Thereafter, the top eight competitors in each division and class shoot twelve targets (6 marked and 6 unmarked).
In those two rounds, the time limit is four minutes. If a judge sees that an archer is taking too long to shoot, he will give him a warning. If this were to occur again, the judge would take away the archer's highest scoring arrow.
In the Finals Round , the top four competitors in each class and division shoot two matches (Semi-Finales) consisting of 4 marked targets. In the first match, the number one competitor shoots against the number four and the number two against the number three. Thereafter, the losers advance to the Bronze Medal Match, and the winners advance to the Gold Medal Match. Both matches consist of additional 4-marked targets. The four-minute limit is strictly applied and any arrow shot after the deadline will be withdrawn by the judge.
Note: Throughout the qualification, elimination and finals rounds, each competitor shoots three arrows on each target .
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