Olympic Archery Fans: December 2011

Thursday 29 December 2011

Olympic Archery History - Sydney 2000

Sydney Summer Games were held in Sydney , the capital city of the state of New South Wales in Australia from 15th September to 1st October in the year 2000 were officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad. The stadium is located in the Sydney Olympic Park near Homebush in Sydney. Stadium Australia was the largest Olympic Stadium. Now the stadium is called Telstra Stadium.The Games were officially opened by Governor General William Deane . In the stadium, the Olympic Flame was lit by Cathy Freeman.

In Sudny Summer Games 10,651 competitors from 199 countries took part. There were 300 events in 28 sports in Sydney 2000 Summer Games and archery was also included. United States won 97 medals with 40 gold, 24 silver and 33 bronze medals in the Sydney 2000 Summer Games.

One hundred twenty eight archers from forty six nations competed in 2000 Sudny Summer Games. One change from the 1996 Olympics was that the team competition was held on two days rather than the one-day format used in Atlanta. This new format for the team competition allowed for the men and women to have their own full day of matches.This change enhanced the enjoyment of the spectators and the worldwide television audience.

Women Korean Team in Traing

The archers competed in the four gold medal events individual and team events for men and for women that were contested at these games. The Korean team won three out of the four gold medals contested. Eight Olympic records and three world records were broken at these games.

Sydney 2000 Olympic Medal

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Wednesday 28 December 2011

Olympic Archery History - Atlanta 1996

The Atlanta Olympics were held from 19th July to 4th August in the Centenial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, the capital city of the state of Georgia in United States in the year 1996. The stadium was constructed for the twenty-sixth Summer Games. The Atlanta Olympics was twenty-sixth Summer Games and were officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad.

The Atlanta Olympic Games were officially opened by President Bill Clinton. The athletes uttered Olympic oath led by Teresa Edwards. Judges took Olympic oath led by Hobie Billingsley. In the stadium, the Olympic Flame was lit by Muhammad Ali. In 1996 Atlanta Summer Games 10,320 competitors from 197 countries took part. There were 271 events in 26 sports and archery was also included.

The Atlanta 1996 Games marked a new milestone for the exposure of archery. Never before have so many spectators been able to watch archery live on television or in the stands as 54,680 spectators attended the competitions. The Atlanta archery coverage won the Golden Rings Award from the International Olympic Committee for the best Olympic Sports coverage.

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Olympic Archery History 1900-1992

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Archery has been used for hunting and combat historically. Archery was an important military and hunting skill before the use of gunpowder. Later on archery has become a precision sport.

Olympic Archery History 1900-1992

Archery first appeared in the Olympic Paris Games in 1900 when seven disciplines in varying distances were contested. In St. Louis 1904 Olympics had five archery events but no athletes participated from outside the United States. Women competed in the 1904 Olympics, making archery one of the first sports competitions to include women. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, there were three archery events. Archery was not featured at the 1912 Summer Olympics but reappeared in 1920 Summer Olympic Antwerp, Belgium. After 1920, the sport was dropped from the program as there were no fixed international rules for archery. Hubert van Innis from Belgium is the most decorated archer in Olympic history, winning six gold medals and three silvers in 1900 and 1920.

Women Archery Competed First Time in the Olympics

The sport was reintroduced in Olympics schedule more than 50 years later with the individual event for men and for women in 1972 Munich Olympics. In which John Williams and Doreen Wilber, of the USA, captured the gold medals. This form of the archery competition was held until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when team competition was added and the Grand FITA Round format was used. Barcelona 1992 was the first time that archery featured exciting head-to-head competition and single elimination matches. Since then, archery has been a regular event in the Summer Games.

Doreen Wilbe right of John Williams

The thirtieth Summer Games will be held in the year 2012 in the London Olympic Stadium in London. There will be 300 events in 26 sports in the Thirtieth Summer Games in 2012. Archery event is included in the schedule.

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Archery World Championships History

International Archery Federation (FITA) is the international governing body of archery and was founded on the 4th of September, 1931 in Lwow, Poland, by seven countries France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, the United States, Hungary, and Italy. FITA is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. International Archery Federation (FITA) aims were to return archery to the Olympic Games and interpreting the FITA rules and arranging for the organization of World Championships and other international competitions.

Archery World Championships History

Competitions were held in four events, an individual event for men and women and a team event for men and women from 1931 to 1993. In 1995 the Compound Bow Division was added for men and women and for men's and women's teams.

Archery Target World Championships were organized every single year until 1959 with a few exceptions, but since then they have been held every two years only.

The First Archery World Field Championships were held in 1959, but the second championship was not held until then years later. World Field Championships are now organized every two years.

Archery World Indoor Championships is a recent competition was first organized in 1991. The first World Junior Championships was also held in 1991. The Compound Division and competition in the Olympic Round format were added for the 1994 edition in Roncegno, Italy.

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Olympic - Archery Targets

Archery Targets come in a variety of shapes and form are usually made of heavy-duty foam or wood, despite the fact that the circular, static targets are the most common ones. Those rounded archery targets are composed of 10 concentric rings. Each ring has its color and their respective scoring values.

Ring archery targets are the easiest one to make. It is somewhat similar to a dartboard. The only difference is that there are no other divisions on the circles placed inside each other. The first two outer rings are white.

The score for hitting the white is one point. The next two circles are black, signifying three points for every arrow that landed on those spots. Black is followed by blue, which means 5 points. The next is red at 7 points and lastly yellow or gold, at 9 points per arrow. In some archery competition, there's a 10th ring, which is also gold. Technically, it can be referred to as the bull's eye. It is worth 10 points.

Making static ring targets is rather easy. But as advancements are implemented, there are three dimensional archery targets available in specialty stores.

These targets normally follow the figure of an animal, usually that of a deer, a bear, or a bird. These targets are very helpful to those who are not just enjoying archery shooting. It is especially for people who are applying their skills in actual animal hunting as well.

The targets that are patterned from animals are the ones not easy to make. You may be able to just stick a life-size picture of a deer on the target range. But then again, the effect of that wouldn't be as good if a 3D image was used instead.

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Archery Facts and Figures

According to Last updates about archert in March 2010. Facts and Figures of archery are given below.

Thirty two world class archery events since 2006. More than 60 countries and 600 participants at the last World Championships. Around 140 countries as Member Associations. 100,000 articles on the web per year.1,500,000 visits per year on www.archery.tv (on YouTube). 2,500,000 visits per year on www.worldarchery.org.8 million archers worldwide.More than 35 million viewers worldwide watched every minute of the archery broadcast during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. About 1 billion cumulative TV viewers per year for archery. Top Countries in Recurve Bow are Korea, China, India, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Poland, Great Britain, France, Turkey, Mexico, USA. Top Countries in Compound Bow are USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, El Salvador, Australia, Russia, Italy, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, India.

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Olympic - Archery Techniques

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Historically archery was used in hunting and combat. Later on archery has become a precision sport. International Archery Federation (FITA) is the international governing body of archery. FITA is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Archery was introduced as a men's event in the modern Summer Games in 1900 for the first time. The thirtieth Summer Games will be held in the year 2012 in the London Olympic Stadium in London and Archery is included in the schedule.

Archery Techniques

These are the three basic archery techniques that are required for goog player. These are given below.

Archery Stance

Your stance determines the strength, consistency, and the accuracy of your shot. There are different archery stances. It would be best that you learn all of them and use the one that best fits the occasion. The Even stance is the stance following a natural position stance. It is also very easy to do. However, this stance is not advisable for shooters that have wide chests, as it lowers the area for clearance of the string. Other than the Even stance, you can also do the Open stance, Closed stance, and Oblique stance.

Drawing and Aiming Techniques

To draw your weapon and aim at your target, it is important that your fingers are relaxed. This is the very basic drawing and aiming technique that you should master. To help you with it, use the necessary accessories. An arm guard is going to be essential. The way you draw and aim at your target depends upon your skills and physical abilities as an archer. However, you should also consider the type of bow that you are using.

Release and Follow-Through Techniques

To properly release your arrow, you need to exude both relaxation and concentration. For a good follow-through, make sure that all your fingers resting on the bowstring are relaxed. Your eyes and head should be turned toward the target at all times too, following the direction and the flight of the launched arrow. Your bow arm should be extended towards your target. And lastly, your hand should grip the bow. Use the sling to help you out in this step.

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Tuesday 27 December 2011

Archery Rules

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system (a bow with arrows) that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. Historically archery was used in hunting and combat. Later on archery has become a precision sport.

Archery Rules

There are some basic rules for all sports of the world. Archery sports has also some rules and these rules are given below

In the competition, a bow other than crossbow has to be used. To make it possible to identify the archer, arrows must have a distinctive crest. Arrows must be knocked, after the signal to shoot is given. Some arrows may fall from the bow and cannot be reached from the shooting line. Such arrows are considered to be shot. The designated target may be shot with only six arrows. When more than six are shot, the lowest six are counted. If an arrow is shot at any other target, then it is not counted.

Shooting distance

The archer is required to shoot from the longest distance first, the second longest distance next and so on. The distances for the shot are as follows. For men these are 90 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters and 30 meters. For women these distances are 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters and 30 meters. Scores are recorded in such a way that the highest score is first and the lowest score is last. One FITA round may require one or two days to shoot. A signal is given to retrieve the arrows. Only after this signal, the arrows can be retrieved.

Outdoor Target Archery

The diameters of the standard faces are 122 centimeters and 80 centimeters. The 122 centimeters face has a circle at the center that has a radius of 12.2 centimeters. This circle is surrounded by four concentric bands. The breadth of these bands is 12.2 centimeters when measured radically. The 80 centimeters face has a circle at the center that has a radius of 8 centimeters. This circle is surrounded by four concentric bands. The breadth of these bands is 8 centimeters when measured radically.

Target Faces

The colors of the target faces of both types are gold, red, and blue, black and white from the center to the periphery. The center of the gold is called as the pinhole. This is marked with a cross. The lines of this cross must not be more than 2 mm in thickness. On the 122 centimeter standard face, there is a tolerance of 3 mm on the diameter of every scoring zone. On the 80 centimeter standard face, there is a tolerance of 2 mm on the diameter of every scoring zone.

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Archery Equipment

Archery is the practice of shooting arrows with the help of a bow. Archery has originated far back in history. Historically archery was used in hunting and combat. Later on archery has become a precision sport.

Archery Equipment

These are basic four archery equipment necessary for archery sports are given below.

Bow

In archery, there are different bows to choose from. Recurve bows are the ones used in the Olympic Games. Recurve bows are especially designed and bent archery bows that are usually fitted by a limb. If you want to join archery competitions, this is the bow that you need to practice with. Otherwise, you can use the traditional bows and crossbows. But be informed that they don't necessarily conform to the Olympic standards.

Arrows

Archery arrows come in different varieties too. You can also build your own arrows or you can simply buy the ready-to-use ones. Generally, archery arrows can be classified according to competition arrows or leisure arrows. Leisure arrows are good for hobbyists. Go for the competition arrow types if you want to eventually join an archery contest. Arrows are one of the many pieces of archery equipment you can't do without.

Sights and Scopes

If guns have crosshairs, bows have sights and scopes. These archery equipment pieces could take you closer to the target so don't enter a competition without it. The more complex the sight is, the better accuracy you can get from your shot. Sights are specifically fitted to the bows. So every type of bow needs a special type of sight.

Stabilizers

To ensure yourself of a good shot every time, you need stabilizers to do the job. Stabilizers are rods and mounts connected to the arrow to ensure you of a steady hand and a steady shot. Top not archers invest on these archery equipment items to get their game going.

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International Archery Federation (FITA) and Global Sports Development (GSD) Partnership

Archery is the practice of shooting arrows with the help of a bow. Archery has originated far back in history. Historically archery was used in hunting and combat. Later on archery has become a precision sport.

International Archery Federation (FITA) and Global Sports Development (GSD) Partnership

International Archery Federation (FITA) is the international governing body of archery and was founded on the 4th of September, 1931 in Lwow, Poland. FITA is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. International Archery Federation (FITA) aims were to return archery to the Olympic Games and interpreting the FITA Rules and arranging for the organization of World Championships and other international competitions.

Global Sports Development (GSD) is hard at work as an advocate for the development of sport in all over the world countries where access to sport is limited. One of their most important allies in this effort is the International Archery Federation (FITA).

Global Sports Development (GSD) has enjoyed a successful partnership with FITA, since 2006. They have supported FITA's efforts around the globe, initially supporting FITA's "Viva America" project. This project gave underprivileged youth from developing countries in the Americas the opportunity to compete in the 2006 Junior World Championships in Merida, Mexico.

Though the "Viva America" program ended with the 2006 Junior World Championships, the impact of the program did not. Many of the qualifying Latin-American archers from "Viva America" were inspired to help young African archers prepare for their own Continental Championships. GSD was inspired as well, and offered its support to FITA's program, aiding African countries.

The results were outstanding, with FITA calling the 2008 African Championships "the most successful archery competition ever held in Africa." A total of ten African countries participated in the competition. The top three young men and the top three young women all met the qualifying score for the 2008 Olympic Games was held in Beijing due to that tournament. This was a feat that had never before been achieved in Africa.

Since then, FITA and GSD have continued to provide similar programs to developing countries and underprivileged youth. In 2009, young archers from countries such as Namibia, Barbados, Trinidad, Tobago, Sri Lanka, Samoa and New Zealand were offered the chance to attend a training camp in Ogden, Utah USA. Their participation provided the young archers with the opportunity to qualify for the World Youth Championships, the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Programs like these continue to be offered, and their success has had an impact throughout Africa and the Middle East. But most importantly, this increased participation of youth from developing African and Mediterranean countries can act as a catalyst for the improvement of the culture of sport throughout both of these regions. As new athletes rise up as positive role models, the effects on communities and nations are dramatic. GSD is proud to share in the impact being made by FITA and its programs around the world.

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International Archery Federation (FITA)

International Archery Federation (FITA) is the international governing body of archery and was founded on the 4th of September, 1931 in Lwow, Poland, by seven countries France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, the United States, Hungary, and Italy. FITA is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. FITA serves to promote and regulate archery on an international level, is devoted to the development of archery in areas with little access to the sport.

International Archery Federation (FITA) had more than 145 Member Associations, National Federations or Associations world-wide, is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and in conformity with the Olympic principles. International Archery Federation (FITA) is continuously developing programs to provide training, equipment, and even financial assistance to help struggling communities that are without the resources to build a thriving archery program. International Archery Federation (FITA) aims were to return archery to the Olympic Games and interpreting the FITA Rules and arranging for the organization of World Championships and other international competitions.

Archery made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games as a men's event. Archery was again contested in 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympic Games. Women competed in the 1904 Olympic Games, making archery one of the first sports competitions to include women. Archery was then off the programmers for slightly over 50 years. Archery was re-introduced to the Olympics' schedule in 1972 Olympic Games with individual events for men and for women.

In 1961 Inger Frith became President of the International Archery Federation. The first woman to serve as president of an international sports federation and largely through her efforts archery returned to the Olympic programmed in 1972.

FITA began archery holding Target World Championships in 1931. They were held every year until 1959, when the Championships became biennial events. 1959 was also the first year that FITA held the World Field Championship. In 2003 run archery was officially admitted as a new discipline of the FITA.

Global Sports Development (GSD) is hard at work as an advocate for the development of sport in countries all over the world, particularly in areas where access to sport is limited. One of their most important allies in this effort is the International Archery Federation (FITA).

Congress is the International Archery Federation’s highest governing body and is held every 2 years in conjunction with the World Outdoor Championships. Between Congresses it is governed by the FITA Council to which the President, Vice-Presidents and Council Members are elected for four year terms. Working within FITA for the improvement of the sport are the Permanent Committees. FITA has also established Ad Hoc Committees.

International Archery Federation (FITA) celebrated the organization's 80th anniversary in July of 2011, a large majority of the FITA Congress voted to change the name from FITA to the World Archery Federation or WA.

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Olympic Archery - Introduction

The best amateur athletes in the world match skill and endurance in a series of contests called the Olympic Games. Olympic Games are major international event consists of summer and winter sports. In Olympic Games thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The modern Olympic Games are named for athletic contests held in ancient Greece for almost 12 centuries. In 1896, the Summer Games were revived by Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin, a French nobleman. From then the era of the Modern Summer Games started.

Archery was introduced to the Olympics' schedule as a men's event in the modern Summer Games in 1900 for the first time. Archery was again contested in 1904, 1908, and 1920 Summer Olympic Games. Women competed in the 1904 Olympic Games, making archery one of the first sports competitions to include women. In those four Olympic Games it was possible for an archer to compete in numerous events and win several medals. Hubert van Innis from Belgium is the most successful archer in Olympic history, winning six gold medals and three silvers in 1900 and 1920.

Hubert Van Innis

Archery was re-introduced to the Olympics' schedule in 1972 Olympic Games with individual events for men and for women. John Williams and Doreen Wilber, of the USA, are the most successful archers captured the gold medals. Since then, Archery has been held in every Summer Olympics Games. In Seoul 1988, the team competition was added to the medal program. Barcelona 1992 was the first time that archery featured exciting head-to-head competition and single elimination matches.

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Monday 12 December 2011

Archery - Development in Asia

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Archery is derived from 'arcus' (Latin). Archery has been used for hunting and combat historically. However in modern times, Archery's main use is that of a recreational activity. Archery was an important military and hunting skill before the use of gunpowder. Classical civilizations fielded large numbers of archers in their armies. Archery is used as a recreational activity now-a-days.

Chinese introduced archery to Japan in the 6th century; it had an overriding influence on later etiquette and techniques. One of Japan’s martial arts was originally known as kyujutsu (the art of the bow), now known as kyudo (way of the bow). Modern Kyudo is practiced primarily as a method of physical, moral, and spiritual development. After certain ritual movements, the archer moves to the shooting line and shoots from a distance of 28 meters at a target 36 cm in diameter set in a bank of sand that is roofed over. The bow used is 2, 21 meter-long and made of laminated strips of bamboo and wood.

kyudo or Japanese Archery

In the Greco-Roman period, the bow was more used for personal exploits or hunting, rather than warfare. Archers are frequently seen on pottery at that time. The Parthia’s were horsemen who developed the skill of swiveling around in the saddle and could shoot backwards at full gallop.

Middle Eastern superiority in archer equipment and technique continued for centuries. With bows like those of the Assyrians and Parthia’s, Attila the Hun and his Mongols conquered much of Europe and Asia, and Turkish archers threw back the Crusaders. The Asian/Turkish bows were highly efficient and the record shot with a composite Turkish flight bow was close to 900 yards, far beyond the capability of an English yew bow.

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Archery - Ancient Art

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Archery is derived from 'arcus' (Latin). Archery has been used for hunting and combat historically. However in modern times, Archery's main use is that of a recreational activity. Archery was an important military and hunting skill before the use of gunpowder. Classical civilizations fielded large numbers of archers in their armies. Archery is used as a recreational activity now-a-days.

Archery is one of the oldest arts still practiced. This history will not only take you through a journey on the evolution of archery, but also through the history of mankind. Evidence of ancient archery has been found throughout the world.

Although archery probably dates to the Stone Age (around 20’000 BC), the earliest people known to have used bows and arrows were the ancient Egyptians, who adopted archery at least 5000 years ago for purposes of hunting and warfare.

In China, archery dates back to the Shang dynasty (1766-1027 BC). A war chariot of that time carried a three-man team: driver, lancer and archer. During the ensuing Zhou (Chou) dynasty (1027-256 BC) nobles at court attended sport archery tournaments that were accompanied by music and interspersed with elegant salutations.

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