Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.
The Men's individual recurve archery discipline at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested in two classifications, one combined of W1/W2 wheelchair competitors and one for standing archers. The competitions ran from August 30 to September 3.
Zahra Nemati is an Iranian Paralympic and Olympic archer. She originally competed in taekwondo before she was paralyzed in a car accident. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won two medals, an individual gold and team bronze. She has qualified to compete at both the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She was the flag bearer at the 2016 Olympics and the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo where she shared the honour with thrower Nourmohammad Arekhi.
The Men's individual recurve was one of the events held in archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. There were two classes: a class for W1 & W2 wheelchair competitors and a class for standing archers. In the ranking round each archer shot 72 arrows; in the knockout stages each match was 12 arrows each.
The women's individual recurve was one of the events held in archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. There were two classes: a class for W1 & W2 wheelchair competitors and a class for standing archers. In the ranking round each archer shot 72 arrows; in the knockout stages each match was 12 arrows each.
The men's team recurve open was one of the events held in archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Teams consisted of three archers who had competed in either the Standing or W1/W2 individual events. Team ranking was based on the aggregate individual ranking scores: in the knockout matches each team shot 24 arrows.
The Women's team recurve open was one of the events held in archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Teams consisted of three archers who had competed in either the Standing or W1/W2 individual events. Team ranking was based on the aggregate individual ranking scores: in the knockout matches each team shot 24 arrows.
The women's individual recurve archery event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held at the International Archery Center in Gwangju, South Korea from 4 July to 8 July 2015. It was the fifth time the event had been contested at the Summer Universiade and was its first appearance since the 2011 Summer Universiade, archery having not been selected as part of the sporting programme for the 2013 edition. Open to athletes aged between 17 and 28 enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate university programme, a total of fifty-eight archers from twenty-nine countries entered the competition.
Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held between 10 and 17 September 2016 at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in the Maracana zone of Rio de Janeiro, and consisted of nine events. Although featuring the same number of events as in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, their make-up changed substantially, with three men's events, three women's events and three events for mixed gender teams. In each category, two events involved the compound bow - one for wheelchair athletes, the other open - with an open event for recurve bow, the bow used for all Olympic events.
The Men's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from September 10 to September 13. Ranking rounds took place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continued on September 13.
The Women's individual compound W1 archery discipline at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from September 10 to September 17. Ranking rounds took place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continued on September 17.
The Women's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from September 10 to September 15. Ranking rounds took place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continued on September 15.
The Men's individual compound W1 archery discipline at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from September 10 to September 16. Ranking rounds took place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continued on September 16.
The Men's individual compound W1 archery discipline at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested from September 10 to September 16. Ranking rounds take place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continue on September 16.
The women's individual W1 archery discipline at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Yumenoshima Park on 27 August and 1 September 2021.
The men's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested from 27 August to 3 September.
The women's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held from 27 August to 2 September.
The women's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be contested from 29 August to 3 September at Les Invalides.
The women's individual W1 archery discipline at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was contested from 29 to 31 August at Les Invalides, Paris.
The men's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be contested from 29 August to 4 September at Les Invalides.
