8 June 2011 - Rounds to be shot by compound archers in Para-Archery tournaments

Rounds to be shot by compound archers in Para-Archery tournaments Lausanne – 8 June 2011   At the World Archery Para Championships to be held in Turin, Italy in July 2011, the compound archers will shoot the same as the recurve archers, that is the FITA Round, which is 144 arrows shot at 90, 70, 50, 30m for men and 144 arrows at 70m, 60m, 50m, 30m for women and W1 archers.   The match play will be at 70m on the full 122cm face for everyone.   The reason for this decision to retain the 70m Round for compound para-archers is because the programme for the Paralympic Games in London 2012 was set before FITA changed the shooting distance for compound shooting.   The rounds to be shot in London next year will be at 70m for both compound and recurve.   To make sure compound para-archers have the most time to train and win places for London, FITA decided to keep the 70m distances until after the 2012 Paralympic Games. So apart from the World Championships 2011, all other major Para-Archery competitions will be shot at the 70m distance on the full 122cm face for compound archers.   This only applies to Para-Archery tournaments.   If compound para-archers shoot in a tournament open to everyone, they will shoot the Compound 50m Round like everyone else.   Para-Archery Committee World Archery Communication