The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the
World Archery Federation
The World Archery Federation (WA, also and formerly known as FITA from the French ''Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc'') is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 nationa ...
(WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events:
# Outdoor World Championships in target Archery
# Indoor World Championships in target Archery
# World Championships in field Archery.
Of these, the Outdoor World Championships in target Archery is most commonly referred to as simply the 'World Archery Championships', and the winners most commonly referred to as simply "world champions". Events in those outdoor championships are held involving fixed targets at set distances, using a variety of bows, the
recurve bow
In archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than the equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving ...
from 1931 and the
compound bow
In modern archery, a compound bow is a bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs.
In general, compound bows are widely used in target practice and hunting.
The pulley/cam system grants the user a mechan ...
since 1995.
Although less widely recognised, World Championship events are also held in Youth archery (outdoor only - field and indoor youth events are held alongside the senior championships),
Para-archery, University archery and
3D archery. A ski archery World Championships was last held in 2007, but is not part of the current rotation.
Following the accession of archery to permanent sports at the
Summer Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad".
The Universiade is referred ...
, the university world championships will also cease to be part of the World Archery Championships rotation in 2014.
World Archery Championships Events
And for the divisions as defined in their respective chapters:
* World Archery Flight Championships;
* World Archery Ski Championships;
* World Archery Run Championships.
Despite the above provision, a World Championship does not have to be awarded if the executive board determines it is not appropriate.
Outdoor
Indoor
Field
3D
Ski Archery
The eighth Ski Archery World Championships held in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
in Russia in 2013.
Para
* https://www.ianseo.net/Details.php?toId=818 - 2015
* http://ianseo.net/Details.php?toId=2040 - 2017
Youth
University
See also
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Asian Archery Championships
Asian Archery Championships is the archery championship organized by the World Archery Asia.
It has been held biannually, and since 2001 has included both the recurve and compound disciplines.
The tournament began in 1980 and it was first hoste ...
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African Archery Championships
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European Archery Championships
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World Outdoor Archery Championships
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World Indoor Archery Championships The World Indoor Archery Championships, an international competition in archery, have been held in alternate years since 1991 (except for a three-year gap 2009–2012), each time in a different host city. There are events in adult and junior ca ...
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World Field Archery Championships
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World 3D Archery Championships
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World Ski Archery Championships
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World Para Archery Championship
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World Youth Archery Championships The World Youth Archery Championships, an international competition in archery, have been held in alternate years since 1991 each time in a different host city. There are events in cadet and junior categories using the recurve and compound bows. ...
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World University Archery Championships
References
External links
World Archery FederationWorld Archery Indoor Championship
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