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Archery

The History of Archery in FISU

In 1996, the championship season opened with the first World University Archery Championship in Vaulx-en-Velin, France. Combining rigor and harmony, physical fitness and immense concentration, this exemplary Olympic sport was certain to attract student enthusiasm. And because it can be pursued at one’s own rhythm without putting pressure on schedules, archery fits easily into the rhythm of university life. The city of Vaulx-en-Velin was a natural candidate for this championship, given the numbers of devotees to the sport within the sphere of Lyon’s regional university sports committee. In 1998 the second World University Archery Championship recorded a very high level of participation, close to that of FITA’s world championships. Archery was four times in the list of optional sports at Summer Universiades: in 2003 in Daegu, Korea; in 2005 in Izmir, Turkey; in 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia; and in 2011 in Shenzhen, China, where the 2010 World University Championship took place as a test event. The level of the World University Archery Championships has been increasing over the past years and close cooperation with World Archery ensures a nice future for archery as a FISU sport. Indeed, from 2019 onwards archery will be a compulsory sport on the Universiade programme.

FISU Regulations

The archery competition has its own FISU Regulations following the most recent rules of the Federation Internationale de Tir à l'arc (FITA). The FISU Regulations are always set up on the recommendation of the FISU Technical Chair and the FITA Technical Delegate in close cooperation with the Committee for Sports Regulations, and approved by the FISU Executive Committee. In principle, the programme shall last five (5) days and include the events below.
Each country is authorised to enter a maximum of seventeen (17) persons from which twelve (12) competitors and five (5) officials.

I. Individual Events
Men	- Recurve bow (or division) - Compound bow
Women	- Recurve bow - Compound bow
II. Team Events
Men	- Recurve bow - Compound bow
Women	- Recurve bow - Compound bow
III. Mixed Team Events	- Recurve bow - Compound bow

I. Individual Events:
Maximum three (3) competitors in each bow category.

II. Team Events:
In each bow category, one (1) team of three (3) competitors selected on their best score in the individual qualification round. Only the sixteen (16) best scored teams will be allowed to compete.

III. Mixed Team Events:
In each bow category, one team of two (2) competitors, one (1) male and one (1) female selected on their best score in the individual qualification round. Only sixteen (16) best scored mixed teams will be allowed to compete.

Minimum Requirements for Archery

With the Archery CT approval, the Organising Committee must provide, for exclusive use, outdoor sports facilities in all competition and training facilities for men's and women's archery events. The FITA regulations must be followed.

Competition and Training Facilities

Type of Venue	Number of Venues	Changing Room Competitors	Changing Room TOJR	Spectator Seating	Press and Media Seating
Venue for Finals	1 / (50 x 100 m)	2	-	1,500	100
Qualification & Elimination Venue	1 / (140 x 100 m)	-	-	200	50
Venue for Training	1 / (80 x 100 m)	2	-	-	-
Venue for Practice/Warm-Up	1 / (60 x 100 m)	-	-	-	-