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A Short history of Archery
Samantha Byers
The very beginningArchery is the oldest sport
that is still currently practicedCivilization
1200 BCHittites and AssyriansBows were made of tendon,
horn, and re-curved wood
When it all started!
1567 - 1320 BC Egyptian pharaohs favored archery
1027 - 256 BC in China - Zhou (chou) dynasty Who attended?
English longbowWhy?
The OlympicsArchery 1st appeared in 1900Significance of 190452 year break1972 games till the present
Competition advancement- 1992Head to Head match playModern archery
Four eventsMen and womenTeam and individual
How does the competition work?
Head to head rules
Rankings (qualifications)
Only the winner continues
Team events are organized the same way.
Targets are 70 meters away, 1.22 meters across, 1.3 meters above ground and contain 10 concentric rings.
References http://www.olympic.org/fita http://www.olympic.org/archery-equipme
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