World Archery

FITA was founded on 4 September 1931 in Lwow, Poland (today Lviv, Ukraine). Its seven founding member states were France, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Poland, the United States, Hungary, and Italy.{{cite web|url=https://worldarchery.sport/History-World-Archery|title=History of World Archery|publisher=World Archery Federation|language=en|access-date=8 November 2015}} The aim of the organization was to create regular archery championships, and to return archery to the Olympic Games (the sport had not been featured since 1920). FITA was finally successful in returning archery to the Olympic program in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

To celebrate the organization's 80th anniversary in July 2011, a large majority of the FITA Congress voted to change the name from FITA to the World Archery or WA.{{cite web|last=Mieville|first=Didier|title=Darrell Pace Named Athlete of Century; FITA Becomes World Archery Federation|url=http://usarchery.org/news/2011/07/01/darrell-pace-named-athlete-of-century-fita-becomes-world-archery-federation/43219|work=World Archery Communications|publisher=FITA Communication|access-date=9 January 2011}}

In March 2022, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the federation announced that no athlete, team official, or technical official from Russia or Belarus will be permitted to participate in any international archery event, their flags and anthems are banned, and no archery events would be held in the two countries.{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/200632/russia-and-belarus-prohibited-participating-international-events|title=Russia and Belarus prohibited from participating in international events|website=World Archery}}

In July 2023, on the question that whether or not to re-allow athletics with Russian and/or Belarusian passports to participant international archery competitions under neutral identities, World Archery asked both national archery federations to submit personal data for investigations, as both federations denied to complete such requirements, WA said that it's unlikely to allow neutral athletes unless once procedure can be completely followed.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/201306/update-eligibility-athletes-russianbelarusian-passport-issued-world-archery-congress|title=Update on eligibility of athletes with Russian/Belarusian passport issued at World Archery Congress|access-date=10 January 2024|date=27 July 2023|website=World Archery}}

In December 2023, World Archery launched its own OTT Service with a subscription video on demand model and live streaming of main events.{{Cite web |last=Kasule |first=Melissa |date=12 December 2023 |title=World Archery taps Joymo to launch dedicated OTT platform - Digital TV Europe |url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2023/12/12/world-archery-taps-joymo-to-launch-dedicated-ott-platform/ |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=Digital TV Europe}}

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The WA flag has a white background, with the organization's logo in the middle.{{Cite web|url= https://worldarchery.sport/news/200684/olympic-qualification-procedure-released-archery-paris-2024|title=Olympic qualification procedure released for archery at Paris 2024|date=12 April 2022|website=World Archery}}{{Cite web|url=https://scasarchery.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/judging/Bk1_Art1.26.2_World_Archery_flag.pdf|title=Book 1, Chapter 1, Art. 1.26.2|date=15 September 2016|website=Southern Counties Archery Society}}

{{Further|:Category:National members of the World Archery Federation}}

As of April 2019, 159 national federations and other associations are members of World Archery.{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchery.sport/members|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628085311/http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/home/organisation/memberassociations.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Members|archive-date=28 June 2013|website=World Archery}}

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• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Argentina
• Armenia
• American Samoa
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Belarus
• Bhutan
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Bulgaria
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Cambodia
• Canada
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• DR Congo
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Falkland Islands
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gabon
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Great Britain
• Greece
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong, China
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kosovo
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• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
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• Liechtenstein
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• Luxembourg
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• Macedonia
• Malawi
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• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Monaco
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• Mongolia
• Morocco
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Norfolk Island
• North Korea
• Norway
• Pakistan
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• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
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• Poland
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• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tahiti
• Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United States
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• US Virgin Islands
• Zimbabwe

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{{main|World Archery Rankings}}

World Archery publishes world rankings for each category of outdoor competitive archery (men / women; recurve / compound; individual / team / mixed team), updated following every official eligible event.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/results/worldranking/nationranking.aspx |access-date=10 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831143123/http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/results/worldranking/nationranking.aspx |archive-date=31 August 2013 |title=Search }}

Each archer earns a ranking score for each competition. The ranking scores are calculated through a combination of the ranking factor of the tournament (as determined by the quality of competition, the number of competitors, and how recently the competition took place) and points based on the competitor's final position in the competition. The archer's four highest ranking scores are then combined to form their 'Added Ranking Score', which forms the basis of the ranking list.{{cite web|url=http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/World%20Ranking/WorldRanking_CalculationSystem.pdf |access-date=10 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228065232/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/World%20Ranking/WorldRanking_CalculationSystem.pdf |archive-date=28 December 2013 |title=Search }}

{{See also|World Archery Championships}}

The following table shows the venue of all World Championships on the current World Archery programme:

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{{See also|Archery at the Summer Olympics}}

Archery was first competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1900 and, after a long hiatus from 1924, became a regular event from 1972. Team events were added in 1988. Recurve archery is currently the only discipline competed at the Olympics.

Archery is also competed at the Summer Paralympics (recurve and compound disciplines), the Youth Olympic Games (recurve only), and the World Games (Field archery only).

{{See also|World Archery Championships}}

• World Target Championships
• World Outdoor Archery Championships
• World Indoor Archery Championships
• World Field Archery Championships
• World 3D Archery Championships
• World Ski Archery Championships
• World Para Archery Championships
• World Youth Archery Championships
• World University Archery Championships

FITA began holding Target World Championships in 1931. They were held every year until 1959, when the Championships became biennial events. 1959 was also the first year that FITA held the World Field Championship.

Presently, there are five principal formats of the World Archery Championships: Outdoor, Indoor, Youth, Para-Archery, and Field. Each is held every two years on different rotations. World Championships are also held every two years in 3D archery and University sport. In 2007, a ski archery World Championships was held in Moscow; this is yet to be repeated and is not included in the current rotation.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/worldchampionships/worldchampionshipshome.aspx |access-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624022220/http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/worldchampionships/worldchampionshipshome.aspx |archive-date=24 June 2013 |title=World Archery > WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS > World Championships Home }}

{{See also|Archery World Cup}}

The Archery World Cup is an annual event that was inaugurated in 2006. It is designed to present archery in 'spectacular' locations.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/home.aspx |access-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613180921/http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/home.aspx |archive-date=13 June 2013 |title=Search }}

The format consists of 4 rounds competed across the world during a calendar year. The best individual and mixed team performers across these rounds are then invited to compete in the World Cup Final at the end of the year.[http://www.worldarchery.org/UserFiles/Document/FITA%20website/05%20Rules/04%20World%20Cup%20Rules/13_Rules_WorldCup.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008072616/http://www.worldarchery.org/UserFiles/Document/FITA%20website/05%20Rules/04%20World%20Cup%20Rules/13_Rules_WorldCup.pdf|date=8 October 2013}}

An indoor World Cup, competed in 3 rounds with a final during the winter season, was inaugurated in the 2010–11 season.

Archery is an optional sport at the Universiade and the Commonwealth Games.

The following archers are the current champions of the major World Archery Federation events:

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• {{official website|https://www.worldarchery.sport/}}
• [https://archery.tv/home Archery.tv] (Official Streaming Service)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021171807/http://www.texasarchery.org/Documents/NAAHist/HistoryOfTheFederationInternationaleDeTirLArcOpt.pdf History of FITA 1931–1961 by Robert Rhode] (archived)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019135241/http://www.texasarchery.org/Documents/NAAHist/ArcheryChampions4thEdPHOpt.pdf Archery Champions by Robert Rhode] (archived)

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