Wednesday 28 December 2011

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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