What you should Know About Archery and the Olympic Games
It is rather funny that archery as a sports event, was absent from the first Olympics in Greece. Chances are that it was an Olympic sport sometime in them past, since the games have been continuing for the last 1000 years. Years when archery started to get included as a sport event in the Olympics were 1900 for men and 1904 for women.
During the early years of Olympics, there was no regularity in the game rules and archery was not included as an event any more after 1920. After many years, the international participant countries agreed to the Olympics rules but archery could only be seen as a sport during the 1972 Munich Olympics. In 1988, team competitions were held in addition to the individual events.
The head-to-head arrangement of the event started from 1992 amongst 64 top athletes. There are four archery events: The men and women, in the individual events get an opportunity to throw 72 arrows at the bull's eye from a distance of 70 meters which is 229 feel and 8 inches. 40 seconds is the time allowed between two shots and the aim is to reach a score of 720 and a 'sudden death' overtime shot is played in case of a tie.
Team competitions consist of 16 3-archer teams and as in the individual events, each archer shoots 72 arrows which are shot from a distance of 70 meters. In a tie score, each team member will shoot one arrow and the arrow closest to the center of the target determines the winner. The target is made up of ten concentric rings and you can score 1 point if your arrow hits the outermost ring with the score going up by 1 point as you get closer to the center, which if hit, you score 10 points.
The bow used in Olympic archery event is recurve bow and any arrow shot from this type of bow gathers a speed of 150 mph. These specially-constructed bows are made of wood, fiberglass and graphite with built in stabilizers which enables the arrow to travel in a straight line for better aiming. The strings are made from a hydrocarbon product or from Kevlar and the arrows from aluminum or carbon graphite, with the cost of this equipment topping ,000.
It takes about ten years of training to participate at the Olympics level in the archery events. To compete in these games, the player has to be in top form. A good coach is also very important - proper equipment, of course, is also needed. Luckily, archery is a n affordable sports compared to many others. You need to study, learn and communicate with other archers and then participate in local events to get expertise but before all this, you need to practice regularly.
Athletes with disabilities can also indulge in archery as a sport. A New Zealand woman, Neroli Fairhall, was the first paraplegic to compete in the Olympic Games and was a gold medalist in the Commonwealth Games. This is such a sport that one can enjoy it for the entire life along with the family members also. - 2361
During the early years of Olympics, there was no regularity in the game rules and archery was not included as an event any more after 1920. After many years, the international participant countries agreed to the Olympics rules but archery could only be seen as a sport during the 1972 Munich Olympics. In 1988, team competitions were held in addition to the individual events.
The head-to-head arrangement of the event started from 1992 amongst 64 top athletes. There are four archery events: The men and women, in the individual events get an opportunity to throw 72 arrows at the bull's eye from a distance of 70 meters which is 229 feel and 8 inches. 40 seconds is the time allowed between two shots and the aim is to reach a score of 720 and a 'sudden death' overtime shot is played in case of a tie.
Team competitions consist of 16 3-archer teams and as in the individual events, each archer shoots 72 arrows which are shot from a distance of 70 meters. In a tie score, each team member will shoot one arrow and the arrow closest to the center of the target determines the winner. The target is made up of ten concentric rings and you can score 1 point if your arrow hits the outermost ring with the score going up by 1 point as you get closer to the center, which if hit, you score 10 points.
The bow used in Olympic archery event is recurve bow and any arrow shot from this type of bow gathers a speed of 150 mph. These specially-constructed bows are made of wood, fiberglass and graphite with built in stabilizers which enables the arrow to travel in a straight line for better aiming. The strings are made from a hydrocarbon product or from Kevlar and the arrows from aluminum or carbon graphite, with the cost of this equipment topping ,000.
It takes about ten years of training to participate at the Olympics level in the archery events. To compete in these games, the player has to be in top form. A good coach is also very important - proper equipment, of course, is also needed. Luckily, archery is a n affordable sports compared to many others. You need to study, learn and communicate with other archers and then participate in local events to get expertise but before all this, you need to practice regularly.
Athletes with disabilities can also indulge in archery as a sport. A New Zealand woman, Neroli Fairhall, was the first paraplegic to compete in the Olympic Games and was a gold medalist in the Commonwealth Games. This is such a sport that one can enjoy it for the entire life along with the family members also. - 2361
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