Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 17 Olympiads. 105 nations have competed in the Olympic archery events, with France appearing the most often at 15 times. The most noticeable trend has been the excellence of South Korean archers, who have won 27 out of 39 gold medals in events since 1984. It is governed by the World Archery Federation. Recurve archery is the only discipline of archery featured at the Olympic Games. Archery is also an event at the Summer Paralympics.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Archery competitions were held between 9 August and 15 August, at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.
India competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. India, which had won 8 medals in 2010 games, managed just 2 medals this time.
Egypt competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Indonesia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. 27 athletes competed for Indonesia in this Youth Summer Olympics.
Ukraine competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Argentina competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Great Britain competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. On 9 July 2014, the British Olympic Association named a team of 33 athletes to compete at the Games.
Brazil competes at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
France competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Belarus competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Israel competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Malaysia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 to 28 August 2014.
Netherlands competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Switzerland competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Turkey competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Australia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Guatemala will compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Italy competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Benin competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
