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A Look at Archery and the Olympic Games

March 29th, 2009 by Sibusiso M. Maseko

by Frank De Sousa

You might find it strange but archery as a sport was never incorporated in the first Olympics in Greece. Since the Olympics have been ongoing for the past 1000 years, it might just be possible that it was part of the movement sometime in the past. Years when archery started to get included as a sport event in the Olympics were 1900 for men and 1904 for women.

There were a lot of dissimilarities in the rules which governed the Olympics during those early years and after 1920, archery was no longer treated as a sport event. Many years passed before all the participating countries finally accepted the general rules and it was not until 1972 Munich Olympics that archery reappeared as a sport event. 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.

Each team has 3 archers and there are 16 teams in the team events where each archer throws 72 arrows which are shot from a distance of 70 meters. To select a winner in case of a tie, each archer shoots one arrow and whosoever’s arrow comes closest to the bull’s eye is the obvious choice. The target carries 10 rings where if the outer circle is hit the archer is allotted 1 point, 2 points for the next ring and so on with the center carrying 10 points.

The recurve bow is used Olympic Archery and an arrow shot by this bow travels at more than 150 mph. The bows are very ‘high-tech’, manufactured from wood, fiberglass and graphite with stabilizers which help keep the arrow flights straight and sights to help in aiming. Over 00 is the approximate cost of the equipment and the reason for this is the strings are made from hydrocarbon or from Kelvar and the arrows from aluminum or carbon graphite.

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.

This sport is open to even athletes suffering from some disabilities. 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. Being a family-oriented activity, this sport can be enjoyed for a lifetime.

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