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Archery

About the sport

The origin of the sport is not precise, since the use of bows and arrows has been present since the start of civilization. Regardless, from the start of the XVI and XVII centuries, the practice turned into a sport. The first archery tournament was disputed in 1673 in England. The sport first joined the Olympic agenda in 1900 and continued in 1904, 1908 and 1920 before disappearing until 1972, when it returned to the games and has remained there until today.

In the individual competition, each archer shouts six groups of three arrows, in a maximum time of 40 seconds per shot. In the final, there are four series. Among the teams, there are three competitors, each with nine arrows, with a limit of 20 seconds per execution.

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