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Competition description

The goal of Archery is to shoot arrows accurately at a target marked with ten concentric rings, increasing in point value the smaller and closer to the centre they become. A hit in the centre ring scores ten points and scoring zones decrease in value until the outer ring, which is worth one point.[Full story]

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Classification

The archery classification system is divided into three different classes: ARST, ARW1 and ARW2.[Full story]

Competition rules

Archery The IPC archery competitions will be governed by the technical rules governing the competition on the field of play of the Federation Internationale de Tir a l'Arc (FITA), together with the changes and amendments. [Full story]