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.
The World Archery Federation is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
The Archery World Cup is a competition organized by the World Archery Federation, where the archers compete in four stages in four countries and the best eight archers of each category advance to an additional stage to contest the Archery World Cup Final. Started in 2006, this form of competition was introduced following the success of the 2003 World Archery Championships in New York and the 2004 Summer Olympics with the intent of making the sport more popular and attractive to spectators, with the matches being held in 'spectacular' locations and the final matches being broadcast online. It has received plaudits for its innovative approach to the sport, raising its profile and reach.
Asian Archery Championships is the archery championship organized by the World Archery Asia.
The national Indian governing body of archery as a sport in India is the Archery Association of India.
The European Archery Championships is an archery outdoor/indoor and .... championship in Europe.
The mixed team recurve competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place on 4–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 33 teams of two archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.
The women's team compound competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place on 4–9 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. A number of teams of three archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.
The men's individual compound competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place on 5–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 132 archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 104 archers qualified for the knockout tournament on 7–8 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.
The men's team compound competition at the 2009 World Archery Championships took place on 2–8 September 2009 in Ulsan, South Korea. 29 teams of 3 archers took part in the men's compound qualification round on 1 September. The 16 teams with the highest cumulative totals qualified for the 4-round knockout round on 7 September which was drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 8 September.
The men's individual compound competition at the 2007 World Archery Championships took place in July 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. 139 archers entered the competition. Following a qualifying FITA round, the top 128 archers qualified for the 7-round knockout round, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 15 July.
The men's team compound competition at the 2007 World Archery Championships took place from July 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. 40 teams of 3 archers took part in the men's compound qualification round, and the 16 teams with the highest cumulative totals qualified for the 4-round knockout round, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 14 July.
The men's team compound competition at the 2005 World Archery Championships took place in June 2005 in Madrid, Spain. 129 archers took part in the men's compound qualification round with no more than 4 from each country, and the 16 teams of 3 archers with the highest cumulative totals qualified for the 4-round knockout round, drawn according to their qualification round scores.
María Carmen Rubio Larrion is an archer from Spain. She has represented Spain in archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, and at the World Championships, where she finished sixth in the women's individual compound event in 2013. She has also represented Spain at European Championships.
José Manuel Marín Rodríguez is an archer from Spain. He represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He has also competed in several world championships.
Irene Cuesta Cobo is a Spanish archer and archery coach. She won the Spanish national championship in 2011 and 2013. She has also served as the coach of the Spain national team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
International competitions in 3D archery take place every two years.
Pagni is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
World Para Archery Championship was first held in 1998 in the UK and take place every two years.
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