Archery Rules
Archery competitions can be held both indoor and outdoor and generally the rules will differ from competition to competition. Generally each competition will be divided into ends with each archer shooting either 3 or 6 arrows per end, depending on the type of round. For on indoor competition archers shoot 20 ends with 3 arrows in each end. The distance that archers will shoot from in an indoor competition vary from 18m to 25m. Outdoor distances range from 30m up to 90m, the Olympic games use a distance of 70m. All archers have a time limit per end to shoot their arrows and in a 3 arrow end this is generally 2 minutes under FITA rules.
Other rules are put in place to ensure the safety of the archers as the sport involves the use of potential lethal equipment. Competitors must wait for a command before they shoot and then must also wait for another signal before they can collect their arrows.
